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Over many years it seems that ‘Planning’ issues
have taken up a larger and larger proportion of
what’s going on in the community. Planning
matters are of course very important and often
controversial, as they can have a major impact on
our personal spaces and routines.
On the one hand, there are building proposals from several private
developers across the Parish (about six active
Planning Applications or Planning Appeals).
On the other, there are two major development
Plans from our local councils.
(1) our own Neighbourhood Development Plan -
from Eastington Parish Council.
(2) the new Local Plan -
from Stroud District Council.
In this edition we have an article about each of the
above two development Plans and how these will
affect you. This is the first time ever that a
Neighbourhood Development Plan has been written
by Eastington people, and it will control
development here until 2031; so it’s really
important that you make your voice heard now.
For more than half a century Eastington has grown
steadily with modest development, and it has
attracted much ‘new blood’ into this community.
One of the positive things generated by
controversial planning proposals is that neighbours
are brought together. At such gatherings in the
past, many new community projects were
strengthened or born. This may explain why there
are so many good community projects here in
Eastington. Our Allotments, Community Orchards,
Playpark and Community Centre being some
examples.
At this year’s Annual Parish Meeting it was uplifting
to hear about positive ideas and plans for future
community projects. We were reminded of one of
our greatest assets -‐ our young people. Perhaps a
way can be found to include more young people
and ‘new arrivals’ in Parish activities and help
invigorate further constructive projects.
Looking around our Parish we can see many
cherished things established over past centuries.
Just as we benefit by enjoying some of those things
passed down by previous generations, maybe we
owe it to future generations to say what we believe
should be retained for their enjoyment. For me one
of the best recent experiences was the sight in April
of the blossom in the Perry Orchard.
Maybe you have a picture of one of your favourite
village sights that you could share with ECN?
Andrew Niblett - Editor
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