Alderton Village Newsletter - May 2024Note from Editor: Come on May, time for some sunshine and warmth! With two Bank Holidays this month there are lots of fairs and activities, as well as half term coming up. If you haven’t watched the infamous cheese rolling on Coopers Hill I highly recommend it, but please don’t take part…. I don’t want to write ‘get well soon’ notices for head/limb injuries next month! Enjoy this month as we approach Summer and get more out and about. Please don’t forget to check for Gareth’s sheep and lambs in fields (or Holly’s behind Cambridge Square) before letting your dogs off leads. Also see the bluebells on Dumbleton Hill they are particularly stunning this year (but be quick). Mary Merheim You can receive this, and all future newsletters via email by signing up here: www.aldertonvillage.co.uk/newsletter-signup 1. ALDERTON PARISH COUNCIL NEWSwww.aldertonparishcouncil.org.uk
aldertonpc@gmail.com ALDERTON PARISH COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING This will be held on Tuesday 7 May 2024 at 7pm in the Village Hall. The meeting itself will start at 7pm but doors will be open at 6 for refreshments and we are inviting local clubs and societies to publicise their activities. The meeting will report on events over the past year in the village and the prospects for the next, It is especially hoped that new villagers will take this opportunity to find out more about local events. PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT – Land West of Willow Bank Road [ 48 houses] The Parish Council is waiting to see details of pre- commencement conditions. PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT – Land East of St Margaret’s Drive [48 houses] The Parish Council have been notified by Pegasus that they are acting for Freeman Homes who will be advancing a reserved matter planning application for 48 homes. Parish Councillors are meeting Pegasus on 25 April and will be asking them to engage with local residents before submitting their detailed plans. PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT - Land South of Dibden Lane [ 26 affordable houses] As reported in the last newsletter, the Parish Council has submitted detailed highway comments on issues relating to this proposal. There have been no further developments. OTHER PLANNING APPLICATIONS 24/00234/FUL Alley Cottage, Beckford Road, extend height of front dormer and alterations Alderton Village Newsletter - April 2024Note from Editor: Oh my goodness, will this rain ever end? A smaller newsletter this month. Don’t forget to get any contributions in for May’s edition to aldertonnews@gmail.com by 25th April. Any clubs, societies, what’s ons, public messages welcome. Mary Merheim You can receive this, and all future newsletters via email by signing up here: www.aldertonvillage.co.uk/newsletter-signup 1. ALDERTON PARISH COUNCIL NEWSwww.aldertonparishcouncil.org.uk
aldertonpc@gmail.com ALDERTON PARISH COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING This will be held on Tuesday 7 May 2024 at 7pm in the Village Hall. Refreshments will be provided. As well as reporting on events over the past year and the prospects for the next, the Parish Council will be encouraging local clubs, societies and other organisations to use this meeting as an opportunity to publicise their activities. It is hoped that new villagers will take this opportunity to find out more about local events. PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT – Land West of Willow Bank Road [ 48 houses] Final permissions have been given and conditions established for the start of this development. PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT – Land East of St Margaret’s Drive [48 houses] The Parish Council have been notified by Pegasus that they are acting for Freeman Homes who will be advancing a reserved matter planning application for 48 homes. Pegasus have said they want to engage with the Parish Council and local residents on the detail of the proposals they will be advancing. Parish Councillors will initially be looking to have an early meeting at which they will reinforce the need to engage residents. PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT - Land South of Dibden Lane [ 26 affordable houses] Following discussion with their appointed Consultant, the Parish Council has now submitted detailed highway comments on issues relating to this proposal. Alderton Village Newsletter - March 2024Note from Editor: I think my favourite Spring sight is lambs in the fields around the village. Don’t forget Cheltenham Festival races are quite early this year, so prepare for traffic issues in the week beginning 12th March. Hopefully the daffodils will last, although I’ve heard there might be snow coming? Also don’t forget Mother’s Day on 10th! Mary Merheim You can receive this, and all future newsletters via email by signing up here: www.aldertonvillage.co.uk/newsletter-signup 1. ALDERTON PARISH COUNCIL NEWSPROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENTS
Land West of Willow Bank Road [ 48 houses] Land East of St Margaret’s Drive [48 houses] No further news . PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT - Land South of Dibden Lane [ 26 affordable houses] The Parish Council is getting some specialist advice on highway issues associated with this proposal. CALA 2 – the Parish Council has been expressing concerns about the black and white boundary bollards but without success. 24/0000102/FUL – 16 Beckford Road, conversion of existing garage into living space Alderton Village Newsletter - February 2024Note from Editor: I am rewriting this having lost the whole thing after spending an afternoon on it. Yes, there is, it appears, a limit to my technology skills! Thankfully it gives people a little more time to add a contribution. The forecast for February seems reasonably mild at the moment….not too much ice hopefully. I gather we have lambs in the fields by the village. What a wonderful nod to Spring coming already. However, I’ve had a request to mention PLEASE wear something hi viz when out at dusk/night especially where there is no pavement as on Dibden Lane. Mary Merheim You can receive this, and all future newsletters via email by signing up here: www.aldertonvillage.co.uk/newsletter-signup 1. ALDERTON PARISH COUNCIL NEWSwww.aldertonparishcouncil.org.uk / aldertonpc@gmail.com
PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT – Land West of Willow Bank Road, near stream bridge [up to 9 houses] Some better news on planning. The application for Permission in Principle has been refused by Tewkesbury Borough Council.. The Parish Council had submitted an objection. PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENTS Land West of Willow Bank Road [ 48 houses] Land South of Dibden Lane [ 26 affordable houses] Land East of St Margaret’s Drive [48 houses] No further news on any of these three. TEWKESBURY GARDEN COMMUNITIES PROJECT The Parish Council has a representative on the Parish Council Liaison Group which has a consultative role in relation to what was previously known as the Tewkesbury Garden Town project. DEVELOPMENT OF NEW STRATEGIC PLAN The Parish Council have just been notified that Cheltenham Borough Council, Gloucester City Council and Tewkesbury Borough Council are consulting on a new Strategic and Local Plan (SLP). The SLP will cover the three council areas and “provide a new plan to deliver growth, manage development and protect our unique historic and natural environment.” There is now a consultative phase lasting until 12 March. A website has been set up SLP website. The Parish Council will obviously be investigating further and making an input. Alderton Village Newsletter - January 2024Note from Editor: Belated Happy New Year!!! It’s a very wet and windy start to the year so I hope everyone is coping OK. What a December we had in the village! The pub’s Christmas Quiz and roast dinner was fabulous. Then they hosted lots of Christmas Parties, Christmas Day Dinner and coped with the wet and muddy players and spectators from the traditional Charity Football Match. The festivities didn’t stop there with Christmas coffee mornings in the Village Hall and the Christingle, outdoor carols and Christmas service at the church. Finally we had the New Year’s Eve Party at the Village Hall….another awesome event. January promises to be quieter. There are still clubs and societies doing their thing though, so no time to rest! Mary Merheim You can receive this, and all future newsletters via email by signing up here: www.aldertonvillage.co.uk/newsletter-signup 1. ALDERTON PARISH COUNCIL NEWSwww.aldertonparishcouncil.org.uk / aldertonpc@gmail.com
PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT – Land West of Willow Bank Road, near the stream bridge. The Parish Council have received a new planning application for up to 9 houses on land west of Willow Bank Road. This is the land to the right immediately beyond the stream bridge heading out of the village, with the sewage pipe crossing through the site. The application is for Permission in Principle. This is a process which establishes whether the site is suitable in principle and is followed by a later stage where the detailed development proposals are assessed. The Parish Council will be objecting to this proposal. Key issues in considering such an application relate to location, land use and amount of development. To make your comments: WEBSITE – www.tewkesbury.gov.uk/planning click “new planning applications” then “search for and comment on planning applications” and to add your comments you will need to register first and then search for the application using ref 23/01148/PIP OR EMAIL - You can email your letter/comments to developmentapplications@tewkesbury.gov.uk Please ensure you add ref 23/01148/PIP to the subject line. You’ll need to include your name and address (These are not published) OR IN WRITING including ref 23/01148/PIP Planning Department Tewkesbury Borough Council Gloucester Road Tewkesbury GLOS GL20 5TT Each Individual member rather than just households can express a view and non-residents can also comment. Please comment as soon as possible. Alderton Village Newsletter - December 2023Note from Editor: Where has this year gone?! December promises to be a busy and joyful month in the village. Starting with the church fair on Saturday 2nd and ending with the New Year’s Eve Party on 31st! A villager has asked me to politely remind everyone that the Highway Code for passing horses is at 10mph. I’ve been told most people are very courteous, but we don’t want any horses or riders injured. Mary Merheim You can receive this, and all future newsletters via email by signing up here: www.aldertonvillage.co.uk/newsletter-signup 1. ALDERTON PARISH COUNCIL NEWSwww.aldertonparishcouncil.org.uk / aldertonpc@gmail.com
PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT – Land West of Willow Bank Road [Now 48 houses] This proposal went to the November Planning Committee. The Parish Council, a local resident and one of our Councillors spoke in opposition. There followed considerable debate in which we received support from our local Councillors but on a split vote the proposal was eventually agreed. Those who voted for the proposal, in general, accepted that Alderton should not have any further development of this magnitude but believed that a case could not be won at Appeal in light of a series of recent decisions by Planning Inspectors. The agreed proposal provides for full planning permission. |
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