Interim Update on the results of the Design Forum

The Steering Group received an Interim Update presentation on Tuesday 9th January from our independent consultants Feria Urbanism, covering the initial results and recommendations from the Design Forum.

The presentation is available in the following link: Design Forum Interim Update

It begins with a summary of the approach and activities from each day of the Forum.

It then provides some analysis and recommendations regarding one of the key issues that was explored relating to land allocation inside and outside the SDNP, as it relates to the NDP.

Finally, it provides an initial proposal for the structure of our NDP. The 7 Policy Themes are outlined, with draft policy suggestions based on the aggregated feedback from all the communicate engagement that has been undertaken across a range of events and submissions.

It must be stressed that this is only a first initial framework proposal, and there is much work to do to move toward a draft of our local NDP. However, it is an extremely exciting development as for the first time we start to see a single aggregated picture of the views from our community, and an idea of what structure our local plan may take.

The Steering Group would like to again take the opportunity to thank all the local residents, interest groups and businesses that have supported the NDP process so far. The progress is a reflection of all your hard work and input.

We will be announcing further engagement events in the future. Updates will be available on our website www.bramshottandliphookndp.uk and you can also register to receive updates by email here.

 

Press Release – Next Phase of the NDP

Following a successful series of community engagement events, Cllr Emma Winfield has decided to stand down as interim chair of the Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) Steering Group. Emma Winfield said “I have really enjoyed chairing the NDP and the fantastic group of passionate, hard-working volunteers from the community that make up the Steering Group. It has been fantastic to chat to local residents and businesses about what they would like the future of the neighbourhood area to look like. I feel that I have achieved what I set out to do and now is the right time to hand the Chairmanship back to the community for the next phase of the project.”

Chair of the Parish Council, Cllr Jane Ives, said “Emma came to me some months ago offering to lead the steering group through the first phase of the NDP which she has done with great drive and enthusiasm and I would like to thank her for so successfully raising the profile of the NDP throughout our community. Emma is remaining on the steering group at the present time in order to ensure a smooth transition to a new chair whom the Parish Council will be appointing in due course. The work of the steering group continues apace with meeting dates recently published for the first 6 months of 2018.”

For the latest information or to sign up for NDP email updates please visit our website www.bramshottandliphookndp.uk or follow us on Facebook @BramshottandLiphookNDP.

New CONTACT US Page: Submit ideas and register for updates!

Following the feedback we have received from recent events and messages, we have updated the CONTACT US page on the website.

Along with the previous ability to make general enquiries, you can now also:

– register for updates on upcoming events and news via email

– provide ideas and feedback for consideration in the NDP creation process

– volunteer to be considered for one of the planned working groups

The new contact page is accessible from the Home Page of the website:  www.bramshottandliphookndp.uk