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;
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A limit of 150 on the total number of homes to be constructed
(whether on the subject land, or any adjoining land) |
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Appropriate upgrading of the main sewerage infrastructure in the
village |
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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 |
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Inclusion of "affordable housing" for local people,
including a good
proportion of "shared ownership" dwellings |
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Construction of "village gateway" traffic calming
measures |
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A new fully equipped children's playground, of a size appropriate
to the scale of the development, within the site |
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Transfer of the adjoining wooded area to the Parish Council for
public recreational use and/or a nature reserve |
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The contribution to local authority education costs to include a
proportion for improvement of the villagešs pre-school playgroup facility |
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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 |
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A new public bridleway from Kingfisher Place to Broadway Lane
along the northern edge of Lake 16 |
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