Just as a reminder as to what this is all about. Shalfleet Parish Council issued a housing needs survey which is known by several names both within and without the PC. I think it's known as the 'Affordable Housing Survey' now. Various property developers in the parish have put forward plans to build housing estates on green field land (and one brown field) by citing this Affordable Housing Survey to justify need. At two public meetings residents have complained somewhat angrily to the Shalfleet Parish Council that they cannot believe the results of the survey are correct. I, as an ordinary resident in Wellow, asked three times for the SPC to put the matter on the agenda to consider the validity of the survey. I was turned down point blank on each occasion. Therefore I submitted a Freedom of Information request to find out the facts. Embedded below is the latest email correspondence sent today, 6th June 2014. Please note that Susannah Jennings has been away on leave during this correspondence and the Acting Clerk, Mrs Sally Woods, is using Susannah's email address.
Friday, 6 June 2014
Thursday, 5 June 2014
Affordable Housing Survey, FOI request, progress
We have an acting Clerk standing in for Susannah; Mrs Sally Woods. Mrs Woods has phoned me to discuss the FOI request and assures me that she has the wheels in motion. I will report here when I have some information to share.
Tuesday, 3 June 2014
Press Notice -- Petition against Car Parking Charge Changes at Moa Place, Freshwater, submitted to IWC
I have today handed over a named petition signed by 1504 local residents
to Cllr Jon Gilbey, IWC The petition calls for the IWC to reconsider
its published plans to withdraw the free half hour parking.
1200 names and addresses were signed on sheets left with retailers in Freshwater, and 304 from the online petition website change.org, with comments. The comments on the sheets, and the comments fed back showed very strong feelings about the withdrawal of the free half hour, which is used extensively by:
a) Drivers dropping-off and picking-up infirm patients to the doctors' surgery
b) People picking up pre-ordered prescriptions
c) Parents dropping-off and picking-up from the kindergarten
d) Parents setting down and picking up children from the school
e) Short term parking for people buying essentials in the local shops
Cllr Gilbey stressed that the consultation period will continue until Friday 6th June, 1200pm when all objections must have been received. The 'new' Parking Places Order No 1 2014 should be considered as a discussion document rather than a firm plan.
Further information please contact David Walter on 761763 or email
David Walter
Flowerburn Cottage
Main Road
Wellow PO41 0SZ
http://shalfleetparish.blogspot.co.uk/
1200 names and addresses were signed on sheets left with retailers in Freshwater, and 304 from the online petition website change.org, with comments. The comments on the sheets, and the comments fed back showed very strong feelings about the withdrawal of the free half hour, which is used extensively by:
a) Drivers dropping-off and picking-up infirm patients to the doctors' surgery
b) People picking up pre-ordered prescriptions
c) Parents dropping-off and picking-up from the kindergarten
d) Parents setting down and picking up children from the school
e) Short term parking for people buying essentials in the local shops
Cllr Gilbey stressed that the consultation period will continue until Friday 6th June, 1200pm when all objections must have been received. The 'new' Parking Places Order No 1 2014 should be considered as a discussion document rather than a firm plan.
Further information please contact David Walter on 761763 or email
David Walter
Flowerburn Cottage
Main Road
Wellow PO41 0SZ
http://shalfleetparish.blogspot.co.uk/
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