Whitchurch Town Council

Bullington Cross Wind Farm Planning Application

Sharon — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:18:41 +0000

PLANNING APPLICATION 13/00046/FUL

Location: Land at Bullington Cross, Upper Norton Farm, Sutton Scotney, SO21 3QF

Proposal: Construction of a wind farm development comprising of 4 wind turbines up to 126.5m in height to blade tip, ancillary equipment, external transformers, foundations, crane hardstandings, access tracks, cable trenches, in conjunction with planning applications to Winchester City Council (case no. 13/00800/FUL) for 7 wind turbines, ancillary equipment, site access, external transformers, foundations, crane hardstandings, access tracks, cable trenches, anemometry mast, control building and temporary construction compound, and Test Valley Borough Council (case no. 13/00753/FULLN) for 3 wind turbines, ancillary equipment, external transformers, foundations, crane hardstandings, access tracks, cable trenches, as part of a single wind farm of 14 wind turbines for an operational period of 25 years.

This proposed development will be considered at the Town Council’s Development Committee on the evening of Monday, 20^th May at 7.30 pm. The plans will be available to view at the Town Hall on the following dates and times:-

Wednesday 15^th May    9.30 am – 12.30 pm
Thursday 16^th May       9.30 am – 12.30 pm
Friday 17^th May            9.30 am – 12.30 pm
Saturday 18th May       9.00 am – 12.00 noon
Monday 20^th May          9.30 am – 12.30 pm and 5.00 pm – 7.00 pm

Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council requests any comments to be made by 24^th May.

BEING PREPARED – THE RISK OF FLOODING/DRAINAGE

Sharon — Wed, 01 May 2013 09:37:06 +0000

Whilst Whitchurch hasn’t been affected by any serious flooding problems over the past few years, there is of course the risk that flooding could occur during periods of heavy rainfall.

Over the past year we have seen abnormal levels of rain and this year there have been reports of very high water levels in and around round The Weir, the allotment site/Millennium Meadow and beneath the A34. Prompt action by residents in this area reduced the risk of flooding on a wider scale.

Also surface water flooding can occur anywhere and be the result of a large volume of rainfall, potentially where drains are blocking up. Again, we haven’t been affected greatly by surface water flooding, but the risk still remains.

There is a lot of information available about flooding, who is responsible for what and so on. So to help local residents who are, or may be affected by flooding, we hope the following contact information will be of help. The Town Council does not have any direct powers or authority to deal with flooding issues, but is always happy to help where it can.

Hampshire County Council is the Lead Local Flood Authority and they have some very helpful information on their website about flooding at: www3.hants.gov.uk/flooding which will provide you with answers to a lot of your questions. Or you can call them at Hants Direct on: 0845 603 5638.

The County Council works closely with the Environment Agency and they too have a lot of information on their website at: www.environment-agency.gov.uk. Or again you can call them on: 03708 506 506 during normal working hours. Their 24 hour Incident hotline number is: 0800 80 70 60.

It is very important to report any flooding issue that affects Whitchurch, as only then can any problem be logged, monitored and if necessary corrective action implemented.

BLOSWOOD LANE PLANNING APPLICATION

Sharon — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:26:21 +0000

PLANNING APPLICATION BDB/77828

Location: Land south of Bloswood Lane and Groves Orchard, Bloswood Lane, Whitchurch
Proposal: Erection of 89 residential dwellings, including affordable housing, access and associated open space, landscaping and infrastructure

The above proposed development will be considered at the Town Council’s Development Committee on the evening of Monday, 29^th April at 7.30 pm.

The plans are available to view at the Town Hall on the following dates and times:-

Friday 26^th April          9.30 am – 11.30 am
Saturday 27^th April      9.00 am – 12.00 noon
Monday 29^th April       9.30 am – 11.30 am and 4.30 pm – 7.30 pm

Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council requests any comments to be made by 7^th May.

Annual Town Assembly

Sharon — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:56:57 +0000

April 16, 2013
7:45 pm	to	9:00 pm

The Gill Nethercott Centre.

ANNUAL TOWN ASSEMBLY AGENDA 2013

Sharon — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:51:36 +0000

WHITCHURCH ANNUAL TOWN ASSEMBLY

AT THE GILL NETHERCOTT COMMUNITY CENTRE,

WINCHESTER STREET,WHITCHURCH

ON TUESDAY 16^TH APRIL 2013, AT 7.45 p.m.

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Welcome and Apologies ~ Town Council Chairperson and Mayor, Cllr. Jackie Day.

Agree Minutes of the Annual Town Assembly 2012.

Police Report ~ Police Inspector Rawlings, PC. Deery and PCSO Howard.

Town Council Report ~ Cllr. Jackie Day.

County Councillor’s Report ~ Cllr. Tom Thacker.

Borough Councillors’ Reports ~ Cllrs. Keith Watts and Eric Dunlop.

Town Hall Trustees’ Report ~ Cllr. Barry Jackman.

Welfare Trust Report ~ Revd. Kelvin Inglis

Whitchurch Association Report ~ Mrs. Harriet Titcomb

Whitchurch Festival Committee ~ Mr. Rob Dunlop

Youth Project ~ Mrs. Nance Miller

Whitchurch Millennium Green Trust Report ~Cllr.Dave Titcomb.

Trustees of Whitchurch Parish Hall Report ~ Mr. Rod Clarke

Close of Meeting ~Cllr. Jackie Day.

Cllr. Jackie Day

Chairman of Whitchurch Town Council

Development Committee

Sharon — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:32:48 +0000

[ April 15, 2013; 7:30 pm; ] Tonight at 7.30 pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall.

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Operation to target drug users and dealers carried out in Whitchurch

Sharon — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:45:47 +0000

Officers in Whitchurch carried out an operation to disrupt the supply and use of drugs in the town.The operation was prompted by concerns from residents about people using drugs. Local officers used a force passive drugs detection dog to target areas of the town centre.

Several people were spoken to by officers and the dog only indicated that one person had been in contact with drugs. The man was searched, but nothing was found.

Information leaflets were given out to members of the public to explain what officers were doing.

PC Paula Deery said: “This operation was planned in response to concerns from local residents. We utilised the passive drugs detection dog to send out a strong message to people who live in or visit Whitchurch that drugs are not welcome here.”

If you have concerns or questions about drugs in your area, you can contact PC Deery at Whitchurch Police Station on 101.

Mayor’s Feb 2013 Report now posted

DayJac — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:10:17 +0000

ACT NOW TO SAVE WHITCHURCH

Sharon — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:57:36 +0000

Whitchurch Petition

Latest News from Winchester Road Allotments

Sharon — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:54:54 +0000

Cllr. Mike Kean gives an update to allotment holders on what’s happening at Winchester Road site:

“You will be wanting to know the outcome of our survey about allowing dogs onto the allotment site, which we wrote to you about at the end of last year. The response we received clearly indicated that many Allotment Holders were in favour of allowing dogs onto the site. At our Leisure and Environment meeting on the 17^th January, Councillors agreed to a six month trial period, starting on the 1^st March 2013, to allow dogs onto the site providing they were tethered on the Allotment Holder’s plot and not allowed to run free.

We will review the trial period in September, to decide whether to continue this arrangement or not, as the case may be. The allotment site is visited regularly by Councillor Kean, who will report back to the Leisure and Environment Committee on how the trial period is progressing throughout the summer months. We would like to thank everyone who responded to our survey.

Allotment Competition
Last year, as you know, we ran our very first allotment competition and many of you enthusiastically took part. We are again considering running the competition, but first would like to ask you if you are willing to participate again. We have enclosed an entry form and would be pleased if you could complete the form and return it to the Town Hall. We shall then be in a position to know how many allotment holders want to take part and if there is a majority in favour, we can then organise the competition based on last year’s format.

Communications
We are looking to improve our communications with our Allotment Holders, and are aware that many of you are connected to the internet. If you are happy to do so, please let us know your email address and we can then inform you of any developments or issues affecting the allotment site electronically. We confirm your email address would only be used for this purpose and not passed to any third party. One benefit of this is that the Town Council would save postage and stationery costs and communications would be much quicker of course.

Don’t worry if you do not have an email address, as we would still write to you. Also, when possible we would put a note on the notice board as well. Currently we are looking to install a new, large notice board that has much more space for a variety of notices and information.

Allotment Holders Meeting
We are planning to hold another Allotment Holders meeting on Tuesday 23^rd April at 7.30pm in the Town Hall. Please put this date in your diary and we look forward to meeting you all again. We will issue a reminder nearer the time. Please let Cathy Burt our Clerk know of any items you would like to raise at the meeting.

In the meantime we wish you a very successful growing season on your allotment.”