Muriel Bullock | Chair Eastington Parish Council

murielhbullock@gmail.com

 01453 826172

I am sitting watching the rain falling and I'm wondering if the sunshine has left us as autumn settles in.

The Parish Council has been very busy over the last few months with planning matters taking up much of our time. We have now formed a Planning Committee which will meet in public on the 4th Tuesday of every month as the workload dictates.

The proposal by Ecotricity to relocate Forest Green Rovers football to fields along the A419 and also build an Eco Park produced a strong reaction from some parishioners. Two of our meetings were very well attended and time was given to listen to their views.

The Parish Council cannot at this time form a view on this proposal; we will have to wait for a formal Planning Application to see what they want to build. However, we do have concerns about some of the negative impacts the proposal will have on the area,

e.g. the increase in traffic congestion. Meanwhile we will continue our dialogue with the applicant to get the best we can,should Stroud District Council be minded to give permission for this to go ahead.

Please do let the Parish Council know your views about this or any other planning application.

We are still awaiting the outcome of Stroud Local Plan to see if the development -­ West of Stonehouse (WoS) -­ is included. Our Planning Consultant is preparing our objections to the planning application; again we will be having meetings with Stroud District Council and the developers to put forward our suggestions should this development go forward.

Work continues on Eastington’s Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) and all the comments from the recent consultation are being analysed.

Amendments are being made to the Plan with Stroud District Council’s assistance.

We are aiming to finish the Plan and submit to Stroud District Council by 30th November, a deadline set by the District Council if we wish to go to referendum next summer.

Your Parish Council meets the second Tuesday of every month and anyone can attend.

If I can help in any way please don't hesitate to ring or email me.