See the latest May newsletter here

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from TBC website.

Mr. Nigel McGurk has been appointed as the independent examiner of the Winchcombe and Sudeley Neighbourhood Development Plan.
The Examination will officially open on Tuesday 19th April 2016 
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UPDATE: Friday 6th May 2016 'The Examiner has made the decision not to hold a hearing as part of the Examination. The examination is therefore being undertaken on the submissions received to the Regulation 16 Consultation'.


more at http://www.tewkesbury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=5179
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Winchcombe Town Council voted on the choices of Neighbourhood Plan Inspector and Tewkesbury Borough Council have confirmed that the first choice candidate will be available.

Mr. Nigel McGurk has been appointed as the independent examiner of the Winchcombe and Sudeley Neighbourhood Development Plan.
 
The Examination will officially open on Tuesday 19th April 2016 with the Examiner giving consideration to:
•The responses received to the consultation undertaken under Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012;
•the Neighbourhood Development Plan and Supporting Documents;
•local saved and emerging policy documents for Tewkesbury Borough; and
•National Policy Guidance and Legislation.
 
The Examiners decision on whether to hold a hearing as part of the Examination will be posted on this website and as required there will be a minimum of 28 days notice given should a hearing be required. All respondents will be informed of this decision.
 
http://tewkesbury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=5179
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Within the last week news  of men in hi viz jackets operating on land behind Delavale Road and Orchard Road was reported.  Apparently the area is was being excavated for an Archaeological survey.
This follows a Geophysical survey that was carried out several weeks ago and is usually a pre cursor to a planning application being developed or prior to one being submitted.
Yet another example of locations in WInchcombe being identified for development profit over Winchcombe and it's natural resources being able to cope with such potential development.

Winchcombe Town Council in November voted to send the Neighbourhood Plan to Tewkesbury Borough Council for comment and compliance checks.
As part of TBC's review they are asking residents to comment and constribute on any matters they feel are relevant to their understanding of our Neighbourhood Plan.

The Friends of Winchcombe Committee are currently preparing a submission on your behalf, but we would encourage anyone with views about the Neighbourhood Plan, the sites identified for development or the general content to make their own submission and state clearly how flawed we believe the current NP is.

Please take some time to complete our New Survey on your views on our campiagns for WInchcombe?
The link is here

Thankyou.

Winchcombe Neighbourhood Plan
An update for those who are not aware of the progress of the Neighbourhood Plan.  
It has now been completed and voted on by Winchcombe Town Council.
The next stage was to submit it for comment by Tewkesbury Borough Council to ensure that the contents fits in with their interpretation of planning laws and local plans.  
There wil be an additional consultation period surrounding this and we encourage all to be involved in this, prior to it be examined by the Independant Examiner.  After thus the plan with any comments or requirements to adjust will be returned to WInchcombe Town Council for it's next stages.

Almsbury Farm site development - Sudeley Castle communicates to the whole of Winchcombe on the scale of the plans for the Old Almsbury Farm site and surrounding fields.

West Of Winchcombe – Winchcombe Town Council and Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group announce postponed need for one area on West of Winchcombe only to have more activity in adjacent fields and surveyors looking at feasibility for development of the adjacent area.

Again a critical time for local feeling to be made clear to WTC and TBC on these plans.

Rupert Chislett and Stuart Maughan are now two of your 13 Winchcombe Town Councillors.
We would both like to thank everyone who voted for us and showed that Winchcombe is ready for new voices on the Town Council that are FoW aligned.
Now the hard work needs to start to get Winchcombe behind a modified way forward on The Draft Neighbourhood Plan and many other issues affecting Winchcombe now and in the coming years.
Here are your councillors and their vote count.
 
BOWYER, Philippa Jane  

838  

CHISLETT, Rupert Timothy Redwood  

916  

DAVIES, James Timothy  

990  

HARRISON, Ronald

883  

MASON, James Reginald  

1494   

MAUGHAN, Stuart John

894  

PARKER, Russell Harold

800  

PETCHEY, Judith May

1046  

PETCHEY, Timothy Robert

1098  

PHILLIPS, Adam John

773  

STURGEON, Susan Elizabeth 

1157  

WAKEFORD, Richard George 

742  

WILLETT, Kevin  

1044  


 

 
Thank you for your continued support


Rupert Chislett & Staurt Maughan
Councillors and  FoW committee members

Please vote for Rupert Chislett, (New Chair of FOW) and Stuart Maughan (Treasurer of FOW) who are both standing independently as Winchcombe Town Councillors. They would like to represent your views.

 Please also read the new FOW News letter posted here 

Finally a position of sense from our Town Council related to the AONB, read the document in full here.   Let us hope this same logic starts to be reflected in the Draft Winchcombe NP

''If any further general housing is required in Winchcombe, then it should be programmed for the latter part of the plan period and be limited to meeting the locally identified needs. There are many more sustainable locations in other parts of the Borough that can accommodate further growth without impinging significantly upon areas of national landscape significance''