EXAMINATION IN PUBLIC (EiP) OF THE STROUD DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN

A Recap :-

Stage 1 of the reconvened EiP started on 12th May. This session was all about the number of houses needed between 2006 and 2031.

The District Council (SDC) wanted 11,200 houses.  Believe it or not the debate ran for the three days!  

They talked about whether it should be more than 13,200 or less, (11,000 is our position), but did also include land allocation for increased employment (a proposed range from 6,600 up to 12,200 jobs) in the same period.

More jobs = more houses.  These are new jobs in the district. Over the last twenty years Stroud has increased local jobs by around 200 a year. So the debate was: could new jobs increase from 200 to 500 each year?

The SDC said 424! That’s more than double their current rate.  

So, we asked to see the evidence from 2006 to 2015, as we are nine years into the planning period. We await these with interest…

The Inspector ran very good sessions and ensured that everyone who wanted to had his/her say.  

We will not know the outcome of the Inspectors deliberations for a few more weeks.

The next IMPORTANT bit !

Stage 2 commences on the 28th May for nine days

 – but don’t worry, just one day is the most important for you to join in.   

The debate about WoS will be on:

Wednesday 3rd June

Your presence will make a difference

Please come and support us at Ebley Mill

If you would like a lift to get there please call me,

Daniel James 01453 827280

We believe that our case is very strong and your support would be valuable to the cause. How well that case has been received, will be made clear by the Inspector in June or July.

Development in the Parish

At Last! We have reached the final stage.

One more BIG push and we could get WoS out of the Plan*

With your support we can stop thousands of houses being plonked in Eastington.

* Potential development ‘West of Stonehouse’  was only included by SDC - removing the criteria set by the NPPF to assess sustainability.