Hi,
Please note that your opportunity to respond to High Peak Borough Council about their plans for development across Whaley Bridge and the High Peak ends this coming Monday on the 10th.
It really is so important to respond to this consultation and make your voice clear, whether you agree with building more houses in Whaley and the High Peak or not. It doesn't matter what age you are. The response from this consultation really is taken into account, and if you dont reply, then unfortunately it is taken as an 'I don't care and I am neutral vote'. You ARE heard if you respond, so please respond. Even if you have responded to previous consultations, it is absolutely critical to respond again to this one, even if you repeat what you said last time. I'm as fed up as you may be with this scheme of consultation, where 'repeat consultations' almost seem designed to wear you down to the point where you cant be bothered to respond, but THIS really is the consultation that matters MOST, so please make your voice heard again!
So, if you do care, then please respond by going to
http://highpeak-consult.objective.co.uk/portal , and respond to the consultation, which asks for responses to a number of questions. The C9 site(Macclesfield Road) is included in this, so you can state your objection there if you wish. There are other proposed sites in Whaley that you can have your say on too, so please do so.
You can also always write in your objections and concerns to
LDF@highpeak.gov.uk or write to Regeneration, High Peak Borough Council, Town Hall, Buxton SK17 6EL, but note that the cutoff date for all of this is THIS MONDAY 10th FEB.
There is a cumulative effect with all the proposed development in the local area which is going to hit us all. The 900+ houses in Chapel that are proposed will have an enormous impact on Whaley, on top of the possible 107 houses on Macclesfield Road .
If you cannot be bothered to reply to the consultation, then please do not moan at me or other Town Councilors in the future when Whaley Bridge is covered in houses, you cannot drive through it , your kids cannot get into the primary schools, the secondary school in Chapel is restricted in entry , you cannot see a doctor, and the village floods every year ! Hopefully it may not be as bad as that, but I believe that further large scale development in Whaley Bridge is unsustainable.
You can argue with me or agree with me at any time if you want, but unless you actually respond to the consultation and make your views known, you might as well be arguing in outer space as far as it actually matters :)
I would also ask those with a head for statistics and numbers amongst you to cast your eyes on the 'objective assessment' of housing numbers document on the HPBC website (see the bottom document i.e 'housing requirement technical note (november 2013)' at
www.highpeak.gov.uk/hp/council-services/ldf-evidence-base/strategic-housing-market-assessment ) , and respond to HPBC about any questions you might have regarding it and the assumptions made. I have made my own comments, but parallel analysis and comment by others is really important. Please direct these to the
LDF@highpeak.gov.uk and cc me as well if you wish - BEFORE THE 10TH FEB. I think there are many issues with this document and the assumptions in the analysis, and I think that the numbers of houses being proposed for the High Peak on the back of it is far too high.
Respond to the consultation at
http://highpeak-consult.objective.co.uk/portal
Cheers
Jon.
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