Green Belt Update

24 Pages·2017·3.18 MB·English

ALWAYS AVAILABLE -
FEBRUARY 2017
NOT JUST AT ELECTION TIMES
email: [email protected] The Voice of the Community www.ucra.co.uk
UPMINSTER & CRANHAM RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
Green Belt Update
Funding Secured for
Road/Transport
FollowingonfrompreviousarticlesintheBulletinregardingthedevelopmentofthe
Council’sLocalPlanandtheimpactonourGreenBelt,wecanadvisethatthefinal HaveringCouncilhasprovisionallysecured
formalconsultationstagewilltakeplaceinthenextcoupleofmonths.TheLocalPlan £3.4moffundingfromTransportforLondon
isanimportantdocumentwhichwillguidefuturegrowthanddevelopmentwithin toundertakeroadandtransportworksover
theboroughoverthenext15yearsupto2032.Aspartoftheprocess,theCouncilis thecomingyear.Theannualfundingcycleis
subjecttostrictcriterialaiddownby
legallyobligedtoinviteandconsiderapplicationsfromanyinterestedpartiestotake
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landoutoftheGreenBelt,ofwhich73expressionsofinteresthavebeenreceived
prioritiessetoutbytheMayorofLondon.
boroughwide.Theseapplicationsaremadebyexternalparties,usuallydevelopers,
Includedinthefundingpackagearespeed
andnotbytheCouncilnordotheycarryanykindofendorsementfromtheCouncil.
reductionchangesinruralareas,makingano
Intermsofdecisionmaking,itwilleventuallybeuptotheCounciltodeterminethe entryintoBirdLanefromtheA127,
outcomes.ProtectingourGreenBeltisabigpriorityfortheResidents’Association pedestrianrefugeinOckendonRoadnear
and,aswehaveshowninthepast,wearedeterminedtosafeguardourGreenBelt SunningsLane,roadresurfacingofprincipal
fromunwanteddevelopment.Wewill,ofcourse,keepresidentsupdatedastohow roads(egbusroutes),improvingairquality
andwhentorespondtotheconsultationthroughtheBulletinandonourwebsite andschoolcyclingsafetytraining.Thevarious
(ucra.co.uk). schemeswillbesubjecttopublicconsultation
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