OUR PLAN, OUR FUTURE WHY PLAN FOR FELMERSHAM & … · Susan Aykin, Jane Carwithen, Janet Barber,...

"OUR PLAN, OUR FUTURE" WHY PLAN FOR FELMERSHAM & RADWELL? Developing a Neighbourhood Plan would – Give the people of Felmersham & Radwell a clear say about the village’s future – about what kind of development there should be and where in the village it should be located. Give a clear sense of Felmersham & Radwell’s future. Give Felmersham & Radwell more influence with Bedford Borough Council in discussing housing and other development issues. Enable us to better maintain the varied rural character of the village. Give the Parish Council a clear steer about views within the community on a range of important issues for the future – not just housing and land development. Enable the villages to retain 25% (rather than 15%) of any funding from the Community Infrastructure Levy to spend locally; a levy that local authorities can charge developers to provide funding for infrastructure needed as a result of development, such as safer road schemes, green spaces, leisure facilities etc. YOUR VIEWS ARE IMPORTANT

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"OUR PLAN, OUR FUTURE"

WHY PLAN FOR

FELMERSHAM & RADWELL?

Developing a Neighbourhood Plan would –

� Give the people of Felmersham & Radwell a clear say about the

village’s future – about what kind of development there should be and

where in the village it should be located.

� Give a clear sense of Felmersham & Radwell’s future.

� Give Felmersham & Radwell more influence with Bedford Borough

Council in discussing housing and other development issues.

� Enable us to better maintain the varied rural character of the village.

� Give the Parish Council a clear steer about views within the

community on a range of important issues for the future – not just

housing and land development.

� Enable the villages to retain 25% (rather than 15%) of any funding

from the Community Infrastructure Levy to spend locally; a levy that

local authorities can charge developers to provide funding for

infrastructure needed as a result of development, such as safer road

schemes, green spaces, leisure facilities etc.

YOUR VIEWS ARE IMPORTANT

"OUR PLAN, OUR FUTURE"

PROGRESS TO DATE

� In September 2015, Felmersham & Radwell Parish Council applied for the designation of the whole of the Felmersham & Radwell Parish as a Neighbourhood Plan area.

� After considering comments received during the consultation process, Bedford Borough Council endorsed the proposal in a decision statement dated 3 November 2015.

� A Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group has been established by the Parish Council, under the chairmanship of Rosemary Drewery, to carry out the preparation of our Neighbourhood Plan.

YOUR “STEERING GROUP”

Parish Councillors: Rosemary Drewery and Rosie Cheetham Doug McMurdo (Borough Councillor)

Steering Group: Janet Cook, Ken Shrimpton, Iain Billing,

Susan Aykin, Jane Carwithen, Janet Barber, Luke Gardiner, Ian Kimsey and Dave Oliver

� Neighbourhood Plans are by their very essence community prepared and led plans. Some of the most successful plans have had a wide number of volunteers working on the project offering a combination of skills, enthusiasm or simply outright commitment to help their neighbourhoods achieve their strategy.

� Bedford Borough Council are supporting the work and Felmersham &

Radwell Parish Council will consider commissioning the services of a planning consultant to provide essential guidance and support.

Find out more by visiting www.felmersham.net