Cranleigh residents are urged to participate in the referendum launched this week on the Cranleigh Neighbourhood Plan.
This important document has been long in the making and has
been written by village leaders over many years in COLLABORATION with the local community.
Now submitted by Cranleigh Parish Council, The referendum is organised and run by Waverley Borough Council.
A link to the Waverley website is at the bottom of this post.
Cranleigh & Waverley Councillor Liz Townsend has stressed the importance of taking part, saying,
“This is important, Cranleigh people- the Neighbourhood Plan is entirely separate from the SCC High Street Project. Please share, and please vote for this to protect our green spaces. “
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN IS THIS DOCUMENT – TAKE A LOOK!
Polling Cards are out now.
It is subject to a formal referendum for residents of the Parish of Cranleigh to vote (you will have received polling cards) on the Neighbourhood Plan on THURSDAY, 29 FEBRUARY.
What does a Neighbourhood Plan do?
• Can protect against SPECULATIVE DEVELOPMENT for five years
• Sets out LOCALLY LED PLANNING POLICIES for your area
• PROTECTS GREEN SPACES for residents, including on Snoxhall Field, Summerlands Estate, Park Mead, Cranleigh Mead and Cranleigh Common (see map and Page 60 of the plan for a complete list)
• Encourages better DESIGNED HOMES that take account of local character (see pages 24 – 36);
• Allocates three housing sites, including a small BROWNFIELD site on Bloggs Way, the BROWNFIELD site behind Manns (now under construction) and finally, an uplift in numbers on the West Cranleigh Nursery site (see pages 19-23)
• Can be reviewed at any stage to take account of changing government or local legislation
Link to Waverley website
Still waiting for polling cards!
Oh dear! Thank you for telling us Julian. Perhaps Waverley needs a gentle reminder… from us.
High Court orders Cranleigh Neighbourhood Plan referendum to be suspended until further notice.
A future hearing will confirm next steps for the referendum process.
This will be communicated in writing to residents within the relevant Neighbourhood plan areas
The WW wonders why? Tell us more.
So who’s at fault here? Was there a huge error in forming the plan- which now needs to be rectified to be legally compliant? Or has someone with a vested interest in concreting over our green and pleasant land and who has taken a dislike to the restrictions a Neighbourhood Plan would impose on their ‘get richer quick’ plans?
Will we ever find out for sure?
We are only residents and more pertinently the ones paying through the nose to prop up the authorities after all!