NOT TO BE PRINTED_Draft Final TAAP comments duly

C A Brooks Thetford 16 Policy TH 19 Comment
Mr Anthony
Poulter
Mr Ed Chambers
Mr Neil Stott
Brettenham and
Kilverstone Parish
To give the young people of Thetford somewhere to go, provide a
larger, well organised and very active Youth Centre in an easilyaccessible
part of Thetford.
Council Thetford 16 Policy TH 19 Comment Which council prefers sharing? Surly this ought to be MTF?
Thetford Town
Council Norfolk 16 Policy TH 19 Agree
Keystone
Development Trust Thetford 16 Policy TH 19 Comment
Mr P Dunnett Thetford 16 Policy TH 19 Comment
Mr Paul Leeming Carter Jonas Harrogate 16 Policy TH 19 Comment
Comments noted. There are many venues for the community to
hire out around the town at the moment, please see the
Community Infrastructure Audit on the website. It is likely that
the organisation behind running such a group rather than the
provision of facilities is the issue. On Redcastle, a Youth Cafe
has opened recently. By summer, a skate park should be open.
Comment noted. Greater clarity needed - refers to Breckland
Council. Breckland Council are the Local Planning Authority and
this document is a development plan document.
Pass on comments to youth worker
at NCC as well as BDC asset
management team to consider as
part of town centre plans.
Where plan says 'Council', clarify
which Council.
The Committee strongly supports the section on Shared Facilities. In
the third point listed under New Community Centres, it would insert
‘or small shopping parades' after the reference to ‘proposed
centres'. Support noted. No further action.
Community buildings provide space and opportunity. Usually they are
designed to maximise community use and not financial sustainability.
While achieving both in a particular building is not impossible with
public grant/ revenue support, it is usually challenging without public
income. This is particularly pertinent in areas/neighbourhoods where
residents have little disposable income. The alternative to public
revenue subsidy is building-in trading opportunities (not just marginal
activity such as community cafes or room hire) such as rental space
and/or ‘counterweight' building or activity that can generate
considerable income. Community building designs need to balance
perceived community needs, financial and environmental
sustainability. Support noted. This is the approach taken in the policy. No further action.
Preferential use of the new school facilities for community use is
commendable. However, there is currently no guarantee that Norfolk
CC (or whoever) will indeed build or be able to build up to 3 new
primary schools. As is often the case, full school provision can be
difficult to assess until sometime after new residents have taken up
occupation. There may well be a requirement for less than 3 new
primary schools. Community building provision should not therefore
rely entirely upon school provision. Until school needs can be fully
assessed there may be no new school(s) for some considerable
time. At least one Community Building should therefore be provided
by developers, independent of school provision.
There is capacity within existing community facilities according
to audit. Policy approach does not stop the provision of
community facilities - the preference is shared, if not, has
guidance for stand along facilities. No further action.
We would suggest that Policies TH18 Health Provision, TH19
Community Buildings and Policy TH 20 New Bring Recycling Centres
are town wide policies, particularly TH20 if the intention is to reduce
waste to landfill and encourage recycling. Such uses (policies) could TH19 is about new provision and is specific to the urban
be merged with Policy TH14 as suitable uses within a Local Centre. extension, No further action.
Mr Stuart Wilson Thetford 16 Policy TH 19 Agree Agree, as it seems a sensible idea to provide community buildings. Support noted. No further action.
Mr Stuart Wilson Thetford Society Thetford 16 Policy TH 19 Agree as it seems a sensible idea to provide community buildings. Support noted. No further action.
Mr Tim Lovejoy By email 16 Policy TH 19 Comment
Mr Tim Lovejoy By email 16 Policy TH 19 Agree
TH19 talks about use of existing community facilities for sports
facilities but has no detail what does this mean and where?
16.39 provides some idea - policy is flexible, not prescribing
exactly what will happen. It is about the idea of shared use. no change
With reference to TH19, I note that religious buildings will be located
in the local centres. This is good news and please (as President of
Thetford Christians Together) may I ask you to be in touch when this
can get off the ground, as it were. Support noted. No further action.