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Post by murrayc on Nov 12, 2015 7:53:25 GMT
I would urge users of this forum to read the Neighbourhood Plan documents on the Town Council website ( www.haywardsheath.gov.uk/N393bhood-Plan-documents-.aspx) and take the opportunities given to talk to their councillors during the process of consultation. The draft plan published by HHTC shows a concern for the preservation of existing allotments and acknowledges the need for new allotment space " 6.4 There is currently a shortfall of allotments and extensive waiting list in Haywards Heath. The growth of the Town over the next 20 years will bring an additional requirement for allotments. The cemetery in Western Road is almost full and a new cemetery is required. In both cases HHTC has identified land to the south east of the Town to provide for these community facilities.
Policy E3: A site is allocated off Hurstwood Lane to provide new allotments as shown on figure 4 and in housing policy H1." This and other statements about the benefits of allotments in a Sustainability strategy are admirable but they are dependent for finance on the acceptable development of the land adjoining Hurstwood Lane. It is important to realise that under the Localism Act, which lays down requirements for plans at Neighbourhood level, such plans are subject to the wider imperatives - particularly housing quotas and strategies - of District plans, and as yet there is no Mid Sussex District Plan publicly drafted. So, if you have concerns about the future availability and maintenance of allotment space talk to your councillors and ask them what they will be doing to ensure that the principles in the Haywards Heath plan are carried out at District level. |
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Post by murrayc on Oct 27, 2016 15:30:10 GMT
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Post by Admin on Nov 17, 2016 12:38:24 GMT
The below message and link have been received from the Town Clerk and I am happy to share with all Haywards Heath members of this forum: As I am sure you are aware there will be a referendum on the Haywards Heath Neighbourhood Plan on Thursday 1st December 2016. Please find attached information on the Haywards Heath Neighbourhood Plan and this link to our website www.haywardsheath.gov.uk/Neighbourhood-Plan.aspx where you can find further information and the Haywards Heath Neighbourhood Plan itself. It would be most appreciated if you can share this information with the membership of your group or organisation as the Town Council wishes to promote the Haywards Heath Neighbourhood Plan to all sectors of the community. Please note that only those who live in Haywards Heath and a small part of Ansty and Staplefield, as shown in the Haywards Heath Neighbourhood Plan, can vote in the referendum so I would ask that you make that clear in any correspondence. I would also be happy to speak with anyone who has any questions on the Haywards Heath Neighbourhood Plan and its contents. Many thanks and kind regards. Steven Trice Town Clerk Haywards Heath Town Council Tel: 01444 455694 www.haywardsheath.gov.uk |
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Post by wilbarra on Nov 17, 2016 13:39:29 GMT
why bother to vote.
we have just voted in a national referendum and the rich and
the powerful went to the high court and their ever willing
lick spittle servants, the high court judges,did exactly as
they were ordered to do and ruled against the democratic vote
of the people in favour of their masters.
can someone from the council say it wont happen again locally.
there is only one referendum i shall ever vote in and thats
if we have a referendum on getting rid of the house of lords
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Post by murrayc on Nov 18, 2016 14:32:16 GMT
As Councillor Dorking, wearing presumably his HHTC hat rather than his MSDC one, wrote in his otherwise very patronising response to a letter in last week's Mid Sussex Times "....Haywards Heath Town Council is not the Planning Authority, as this is Mid Sussex District Council and it is the lack of the 5 year land supply across the district of Mid Sussex which has led to successful planning applications......it is the Mid Sussex District Plan that has taken over 12 years to produce and will dictate the density of housing development and the overarching number for Mid Sussex. This is a separate document which should not be confused with the Neighbourhood Plan."( www.midsussextimes.co.uk/news/your-say/letter-all-residents-urged-to-vote-1-7673877) Or in plainer language, it will not make a scrap of difference whether you vote for or against this referendum because development will always win out on appeal wherever it is placed, whatever Haywards Heath Town Council may wish, until Mid Sussex put in place their District Plan with its own land supply targets. Why has this taken over 12 years to produce? The draft District Plan was only submitted to Government in August of this year and is subject to an independent examination by the Planning Inspectorate which is not scheduled to be completed until after the HHTC Referendum takes place. The Planning Inspectorate may reject that Plan completely or require further evidence and revision of numerous areas within the Plan. There may be very significant delay while this is changed and in the interim ad hoc developers will apply for planning permission and more land will be lost to infill or fringe developments without adequate consideration or funding being applied to vital services for the sustainability of these developments. The aspirations in the Neighbourhood Plan, including the proposed Country Park with its new cemetery and provision for allotments, are very commendable, provided that they can be carried out. There has to be a concern that before that happens irresponsible development will have drained the life from what Cllr Dorking refers to in the same letter as "...a thriving and vibrant community". |
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Post by murrayc on Dec 2, 2016 8:02:54 GMT
The Town Council has just Tweeted the result: "Yes" to the Neighbourhood Plan! 3,117 people voted Yes (90.1%) and 328 No, from a turnout of 3,458 (15.54%), 13 ballot papers were spoilt. Now we have to wait to see if the Mid Sussex District Plan gets through its public examination without having too many challenges and changes, and even then there is the very recent and worrying example of Newick, where despite the presence of a Neighbourhood Plan endorsed by more than 90% of those voting, the Secretary of State has allowed an appeal by a developer for building after a planning inspector said the neighbourhood plan could not be used to refuse ‘suitable applications’. www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/overturned-decision-calls-into-question-neighbourhood-plan-1-7702986 |
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Post by wilbarra on Dec 3, 2016 9:58:05 GMT
So the newick referendum result meant nothing
what a surprise!
so big business wins again
what a surprise!
So the secretary of state stuck his two fingers up at the wishes
of the voter and came down heavily on the side of the rich and the
powerful.
what a surprise!
So the secretary of state Sajid Javid (whose outside interests are with
the banking and building world) has come down heavily in favour of his
friends.
What a surprise!
So our town council has wasted a lot of rate payers money on a referendum
in which the wishes of the people wont mean a thing.
What a surprise!
So we have found out that politicians dont really believe in democracy.
What a surprise.
does this concern the plot holders of america lane.
Have a look at the piece of land that is behind the site and remember that
assurences have been given that the allotment site is safe.
Dont be surprised if that proves to be false
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Post by jane on Dec 18, 2016 18:00:23 GMT
Well I hope you are wrong wilbarra. We must continue to be vigilant and ensure our allotments remain safe - and a vibrant community.
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