Muriel Bullock | Chair Eastington Parish Council

murielhbullock@gmail.com

 01453 826172

It has been another busy time for the Parish Council.  The Inspector’s report on the SDC (Stroud District Council) Local Plan has arrived and it contains the news we were all hoping wouldn't come; the development known as the West of Stonehouse (WoS) is confirmed to be included in the Plan. (Actually it’s in the Parish of Eastington)

While the Parish Council continues to object to the West of Stonehouse Planning Application, we have already begun talks with SDC and the developers to put some of our views to them and get an idea of their time line.  Assuming the application receives planning permission, the developers anticipate first houses being occupied towards the end of 2016 / beginning of 2017.

If there is a good side to this it is the Parish should have more protection against further development.

As a few of you will know I have complained about the name of this development as it lacked links with Eastington Parish. I have asked for it to be renamed and was asked to put forward some suggestions. If anyone would like to send me their suggestions, the Council can choose the favourite.

We are still working hard on our NDP (Neighbourhood Development Plan) and are hoping to complete it by the end of November, which if accepted by SDC will go to referendum next summer.

We were expecting the Ecotricity Planning Application to be submitted to SDC mid-October, but as at writing this article we haven’t seen the formal plans.  Ecotricity has said it will provide the Parish Council with a paper copy of the plans so that we can hold our own public meeting to garner views.  SDC has indicated that they won’t be able to consider the application prior to March 2016.

I’d also like to let you know that the Parish Council has joined social media – you can find us on

 Facebook  at  EastingtonPC

Twitter     @Eastington_PC.

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The parish office will be closed for the Christmas break and will resume on 4th January.

The Parish Council normally meets at 7pm in the Methodist Church Hall

on the second Tuesday in each month.

 Everyone is invited to attend.

There will be a special Parish Council meeting 5th January 2016 (to be confirmed,)

                     -  to ‘sign  off’ the NDP