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plan@walsham-le-willows.org

The first drop in event on 27th June 2018 was a huge success.  138 signatures agreeing the Plan Boundary of the 153 who signed in.  See the news page post about this first event…

Read the compiled views of people who came to the event.

An image gallery and published minutes and other documents can be found further down this page.

Upcoming meetings

Meetings are scheduled for every second Thursday of the month unless otherwise advertised.  All are held in the Priory Room at 7.30pm. Please see dates in document table below.

Neighbourhood Plan - Document & Meeting Timeline

The table below lists documents from the neighbourhood planning group meetings as well as future meeting dates and what is planned for discussion.

Search or change the filters for more. NB The search box here works only on contents of the table not the contents of documents in the table. The search box on main menu should find document content.

Index	Date	Document / Planned Discussion
21	Later meeting Dates	2019 September 12th October 10th November 14th December 12th 2020 January 9th February 13th March 12th
20	August 8th 2019	Green Issues
19	July 11th 2019	Historical development of the village ‘in a nutshell’ Housing update
18	6th June 2019	To look at some likely potential (preferred and reserved) sites for discussion
17	2nd May 2019	Minutes
16	28th February 2019	Agenda
15	25th February 2019	Community Infrastructure Levy and how to access it. Includes the the link to the publicly available developer contributions database so you can see what is available.
14	24th February 2019	Steps towards adoption of a Neighbourhood Plan Neighbourhood Plan Website
13	22nd February 2019	Draft Masterplan for proposed development of Shepherd's Grove site, Stanton More information can be found at: http://www.shepherdsgrovestanton-masterplan.co.uk
12	27th January 2019	BMSDC Draft Housing Land Supply Position Statement & Consultation timelines
11	24th January 2019	Meeting was Cancelled
10	29th November 2018	Notes from Meeting
9	15th November 2018	Minutes to follow
8	4th October 2018	Minutes
7	31 July 2018	WleW NP Area Designation Notice Plan Boundary
6	26th July 2018	Minutes
5	27th June 2018	News item 'all day' drop in session - Plan Boundary Views collected on proposed strands of the Neighbourhood Plan... Design Environment Flood Risk Green Issues Heritage Housing Jobs & Shops School & Early Years Sports & Lesiure Traffic Transport Anything Else
4	31 May 2018	Minutes
3	25th April 2018	Minutes
2	28th March 2018	Minutes
1	27th February 2018	Draft Mission Statement

Come and join us. Get involved!

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Why might Walsham need a Neighbourhood Plan?

Specifically, a Neighbourhood Plan would…

• Give the village a voice, the right to be heard by those who make the local plans.

• Protect and enhance the important character and identity of this historic Suffolk village.

• Ensure suitable size and scale of development in appropriate locations.

• Protect important assets and encourage community benefits.

• Enable Walsham le Willows to maintain its identity as an attractive and comfortable place to live, work and play for both current residents and future generations alike.

In other words, a Neighbourhood Plan, agreed by the people of the village, will sit next to the Local Plan, a document which sets planning policy for the whole District and is currently being developed by MSDC.  Along with the Local Plan, a Neighbourhood Plan has to be taken into account by District and County Councils when planning decisions affecting Walsham are under consideration. It is the view of the Neighbourhood Plan group as currently constituted that if the village wants a voice that will be heard and acted upon, it needs to have a Neighbourhood Plan! 

Some ideas to get us started…

HOUSING

HERITAGE

ENVIRONMENT

TRAFFIC

SCHOOL & EARLY YEARS

SPORT & LEISURE

JOBS & SHOPS

FLOOD RISK

‘GREEN’ ISSUES

ANY OTHER IDEAS?

Everyone’s views are important, and indeed required, for the development of a Neighbourhood Plan.  The group will be looking to involve the whole village in a search to discover how people see Walsham developing in the future.

Do you agree? This is how can you get involved…

• Read our updates in the Observer

• Drop back here regularly where the latest information can be found on the news page with and outline and archived information on this Neighbourhood Plan page (accessed quickly from the top menu).

• Leave comments on plan@walsham-le-willows.org

• If you would like to play a more active part,  meetings are at 7.00pm, on the last Wednesday of the month, at the Priory Room. The group will be happy to welcome you!

       

Please remember – Everyone’s views are important!

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Neighbourhood Planning Group Contacts

#	Member & email	Telephone
1	Alan Twite
2	Alison Martin
3	Amanda Ellis
4	Eddie Dougall
5	Gordon Murray
6	Jaclyn Clark
7	Jimmy Bailey
8	John Blakeway
9	Kathryn Blakeway
10	Kevin Boardley Secretary	01359 259 794
11	Maggie Barber
12	Mick Mansfield
13	Phil Newby Chair	01359 259 459
14	Richard Belson
15	Sally Johnston
16	Trevor Roberts
17	Tracey Gorzelak
18	Mike Ayres