Cerney News Announcement
April 2002

Westbury Homes/CAMAS Site
The Parish Council would like to thank those who attended the public meeting on 28th February.  Having very carefully considered all of the arguments that were raised, at its extraordinary meeting on 1st March the Parish Council voted, by a majority of two, to write to the Planning Inspector informing him that opinions are divided amongst village residents, and not objecting to the principle of residential development on the site provided that the following are imposed as binding pre-conditions;

* A limit of 150 on the total number of homes to be constructed (whether on the subject land, or any adjoining land)
* Appropriate upgrading of the main sewerage infrastructure in the village
* Inclusion of a community hall building of a suitable size and design within the site, together with sufficient car parking, the entire design, construction, fitting out and furnishing costs being met by the developer
* Inclusion of "affordable housing" for local people, including a good
proportion of "shared ownership" dwellings
* Construction of "village gateway" traffic calming measures
* A new fully equipped children's playground, of a size appropriate to the scale of the development, within the site
* Transfer of the adjoining wooded area to the Parish Council for public recreational use and/or a nature reserve
* The contribution to local authority education costs to include a proportion for improvement of the villagešs pre-school playgroup facility
* A new dedicated pedestrian and cycle access from the development to Broadway Lane and also an appropriate pedestrian crossing feature on Broadway Lane to improve safer access to the village school
* A new public bridleway from Kingfisher Place to Broadway Lane along the northern edge of Lake 16