Berrington Village Pump Edition 137 (Aug - Sep 2018)
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News from your<br />
Shropshire Councillor<br />
Claire Wild<br />
BERRINGTON PARISH - PROPOSED COMMUNITY HUB IN CROSS HOUSES<br />
Thanks to all of the residents who attended the Extraordinary Parish Council<br />
Meeting on Tuesday 17th July.<br />
Currently the Parish of <strong>Berrington</strong> is designated as “Open Countryside” and as such no open market housing<br />
would be permitted under the new Local Plan (up until 2036). However, this meeting was called because<br />
Shropshire Council wrote to the Parish Council to explain that they had made a mistake in their calculations<br />
when considering the Parish, and now consider Cross Houses t to be a Community Hub as part of the new<br />
Local Plan. The notes from the Planning Policy Officer, who attended the meeting, are printed in their entirety<br />
overleaf. By designating the parish as a Community Hub this would allow some development of open market<br />
housing within a defined, development boundary.<br />
I was extremely disappointed, as were the other members of the Parish Council, that at the 11th hour this<br />
mistake had come to light. It was very clear at the meeting, from those present, that Cross Houses has seen<br />
enough development over the past few years and that more development was not welcome.<br />
The Parish Council will robustly challenge the <strong>2018</strong> assessment figures (see table overleaf) as we believe the<br />
points tally is overstated. Due to the very tight timescales (the Planning Policy officers are looking to finalise<br />
their report by the end of <strong>Aug</strong>ust) representatives from the Parish Council will meet with the Planning Policy<br />
officers to discuss options on the way forward. The Parish Council will update residents at the next Parish<br />
Council meeting on the 6th <strong>Sep</strong>tember, 7pm.<br />
Kind regards,<br />
Claire<br />
Tel: 07582 002 100<br />
E-mail: claire.wild@shropshire.gov.uk<br />
COMMUNITY PROJECTS, CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS<br />
If you are considering starting any clubs or associations in the area or have an idea for a project that<br />
would benefit our community please get in touch with the Community Action Officer team who<br />
would very much like to hear from you. Our Community Action Officer is Mathew Mead. Mathew<br />
can be contacted on 07990 088095 or 01743 252534. Email: mathew.mead@shropshire.gov.uk<br />
POLICE CONTACT INFORMATION<br />
Our Local Police Team is Inspector Edward Hancox, Sgt Simon Morris, PC Dave Walton and CSOs Lyn<br />
Birch and Rob Taylor Tel: 0300 333 3000 ext. 69008. There is also a team e-mail address:<br />
shrewsburyre.snt@westmercia.pnn.police.uk<br />
Website: www.westmerciapolice.uk<br />
Facebook/Twitter @ShrewsburyCops<br />
You can always contact Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111 if you wish to remain anonymous.<br />
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