Mayers, Mishka

From: Geoff Marshall Sent: 07 February 2018 12:28 To: Mayers, Mishka Subject: Review of District Boundary - Affecting and Croyde North

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Dear Ms Mayers,

I wish to object to the proposal to split the Parish of Georgeham and Croyde in the process of reorganising local ward boundaries.

Georgeham and Croyde are two relatively small communities and therefore share many amenities i.e. Parish Church, School, Bus Service which bind us together. For example, both villages are accessed via roads of restricted width which frequently require closure to facilitate maintenance work both to the road surface and for utility companies necessitating diversions through either village. In short many of the issues faced by the villages require a united approach due to their commonality and I feel strongly that they should remain one ward ‐ North .

Yours sincerely,

Jane Marshall

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From: pru maskell Sent: 01 February 2018 14:42 To: reviews Subject: Georgeham & Croyde Parish

Dear Sir/Madam

I would like to express my concerns at the proposal to divide the Parish of Georgeham & Croyde. I live in Croyde and we are very much a part of the same community. We share a school, churches etc. The members of the Parish council live in both villages, everyone knows each other and we have amazing support networks within our community. If I had a problem, I know which councilor to speak to and that they will understand the issue as part of my community. If we were to be made part of Braunton Parish, Croyde residents would lose that wonderful community support. The two villages are so entwined it is unthinkable that we should be divided. Please reconsider, neither village wants it and nor do the Parish council.

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Pru Maskell

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As a resident of Croyde, I am concerned that there appears to be more debate on the proposed new boundaries for Braunton north. This new proposal onvolves the separation of the present parish of Georgehamam and Croyde into two separate wards. This is totally wrong due to the very close unified community that has existed since doomsday notes. it is served by one Church of parish, it has one primary school serving both communities, one main transport system and many joint social groups i.e, football team, a drama society, a gardening group, youth clubs and a W.I group. Many farms have land that cover both areas and as we are in a main tourist area, many facilities are shared across the parish. We also have a monthly parish magazine the Crydda which serves both villages and a residents association Cara serving the same. We are only a mile apart therefore it is crucial that these villages remain in the same ward.

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Name: Karen Murray

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It’s the wrong decision to reclassify any part of Braunton as an urban area. Braunton is already struggling with the high levels of traffic/congestion and due to the lay of the land there isn’t much that can be done to minimise traffic going through Braunton to reduce it. To be reclassified as urban would open the gateway to developers to build even more houses on green field sites; developers who quite honestly don’t care about our environment and only care about making money. The distinction between Braunton and will be eroded away and North Devon will gradually turn into a massive housing development, much like other parts of the country. Will the infrastructure be improved to deal with the increased demand on sewage/water works, road structure, schools and hospitals? The developers are unlikely to foot the bill for this so as usual it will be the current residents who have, for example, to pay increased water bills to improve the infrastructure. Will holiday makers still be drawn to the area? What will distinguish it to other parts of the country? I expect Devon will be ignored by tourists in favour of more rural Cornwall, that hasn’t been developed as much. As a consequence there will be even fewer jobs available in north Devon for local people. What prospects will there be for anyone moving to the area to live in a new house? Braunton would lose its character, that makes it so appealing to visitors. This would be a fail on our part to allow this to happen. There is no reverse button when an area becomes over developed. There will be no going back. Surely all of this is more important than to ensure that each councillor has the same number of voting constituents? I think it would be very short sighted and a massive fail of our councillors to vote for this - an urban Braunton.

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This is happening too much in beautiful parts of the countryside. Braunton has already undergone huge changes with more new residential properties being built currently leading into the village. It’s not the same place anymore. I’m someone who has grown up in Braunton and have family living here too, young and old. The traffic, pollution, flooding, schools, doctor surgeries etc etc are already issues that need to be addressed for the current population. is so important for this area and will definitely become tough to compete with the likes of some Cornish beach villages that see it as important to not overdevelop. I don’t agree with the proposal

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Name: Jonathan Plowman

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There doesn't appear to be any reason for this to be done. As it stands Braunton East and West have roughly the same number of residents, while the proposed Braunton North has considerably more residents then Braunton South. Not only does this appear to devalue the voice of a resident of Braunton North in comparison with Braunton South, but it will also allow Braunton North to be considered an Urban area rather then a rural one, which given that a great deal of Braunton is farm land, is frankly a joke. As well as this, if I am not mistaken, being an Urban area would lead to an increased opportunity for development in the area between Braunton and Barnstaple, which a large proportion of the residents of Braunton do not want.

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Name: Wendy Plowman

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Not sure why Braunton needs to be changed. Only reason I can see is that it makes Braunton North have a larger number of electorate therefore making it easier to call us a town and thus making it easier to build new houses even if they aren’t sustainable and nor affordable. I DO NOT want a change to the boundaries.

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Name: Barry Reynolds

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. the boundary goes through our property putting the house in Linton and parts of our property in . This is making us go to Barnstaple, 12 miles away for Doctors when is only about 4 miles away. Barry Reynolds.

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Name: David Richardson

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Combining to Combe Martin and marwood combines two different populations with different geography, wealth, employment statistics and overall needs. This will likely dilute representation and negatively affect the relationship between effective counsellor representation and the ward. Eradicating central may similarly damage local representation by diluting the link between distinct georgraphic area with identified and distinct needs with their representative.

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Name: Steven Seatherton

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Removing the Ilfracombe Central Ward and only having a East and West Ward will dilute the extremely high and damaging health statistics that Ilfracombe has. This will not help tackle the problem as funding allocated to such problem areas will now not be available. This is covering up the huge issues that Ilfraocmbe has and won't help to address the continuing issues in the town.

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Name: Howard Sheldon

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I don’t want Braunton becoming an Urban area, services and schools are are already strained, we don’t need more housing.

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Name: ros sheldon

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Reclassifying Braunton to an ‘urban area’ would be devastating. I have lived here all my life and it would be a very sad day to see thousands more houses & high rise buildings popping up all over our lush green fields. Braunton is surrounded by beaches and green fields, this stunning part of the world attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists each year & brings millions of pounds into the local economy. Why would people want to visit a built up town probably just like the town they’re already from. They won’t. They will find somewhere else to visit that isn’t built up. Braunton being a large village (still the largest village in England??) is already a very busy place, the doctors surgery is permanently jam packed, traffic flow through the village is constantly heavy, and parking is a real issue for residents. Braunton has a great hustle and bustle vibe in the village but we really are reaching capacity and could do without expanding even more. There are already planning applications that have been given the green light in the village which are going to exacerbate all of the problems I’ve already mentioned. I strongly oppose to changing the boundaries for Braunton. I think Braunton would lose its character and it will overload the infrastructure beyond comprehension.

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This comment concerns suggestions submitted concerning Braunton North. It is understood that one such proposal involves the separation of the present parish of Georgeham into two differing wards. I urge the Commission to take the view that this would be most unwelcome. The whole parish represents one unified community embracing the villages of Georgeham and Croyde and outlying hamlets. It is essentially a farming and tourist community. Farms with a spread of independently owned fields span the whole area, not necessarily concentrated in one or other of the villages which are little more than a mile apart. in the tourist season visitors are attracted to the area as a whole using facilities across the parish. It is served by one Church of England parish meaning that residents and parishioners are united in one worshipping community. It has one public transport system, namely one bus route. it includes one primary school which currently receives pupils from across the parish. In every identifiable sense it is a single community with closely involved social interaction, which includes for example a community monthly magazine, a drama group, a football club, more than one youth club, a horticultural society, a Women's Institute branch, etc. Geographically the parish is bounded by fields and the sea thus defining it as a single entity.

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North Devon District Council – Proposed Changes to Electoral Boundaries, December 2017 In response to the proposal by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England that and Queen’s Nympton Parish is moved from its existing rural ward of Bishop’s Nympton into the ward, I wish to make the following remarks:- • This proposal seems to be solely for the purpose of improving the variance figure for the South Molton ward (based on the forecast number of electors in 2023) by 3%, i.e. from 11% to 8%. In my view this would be to the detriment of George Nympton and Queen’s Nympton parish. • It does not take into account the difference between the representational requirements of a village and a hamlet community and those of a town- based community, thus putting together two types of communities that have dissimilar interests and identities. In fact the South Molton ward would become a ‘one town one parish’ ward unlike no other in North Devon and GN&QN would lose the services and expertise of a District Councillor solely dedicated to providing support to rural inhabitants, such as in the form of financial assistance given to and gratefully received by its village hall in previous years. I am concerned that help of this kind would be less likely to be offered in the future if the proposal to add GN&QN into the South Molton ward is adopted. • Where evidence of community links to Bishop’s Nympton is concerned, in recent years children from George Nympton have been educated at Bishop’s Nympton Primary School, and this link could also arise in the future. Additionally, members of both village hall committees attend regular Hallshare meetings, along with others in North Devon, where issues affecting these facilities are discussed. • The residents of GN&QN do enjoy good road access (albeit without any public transport being provided other than a weekly bus service that passes through George Nympton on Thursday mornings) to the facilities provided in South Molton, such as shops, schools and health services; however, those same facilities are also used by the inhabitants of many rural communities further afield. • It is proposed that East and remain in the Bishop’s Nympton ward and I would doubt that those parishes have had to prove the existence of any stronger links with Bishop’s Nympton over those with South Molton than GN&QN are being expected to do. It that is true, then the parish of GN&QN is being treated differently and unfairly. • Keeping GN&QN within the existing Bishop’s Nympton ward would increase the variance of the new Bishop’s Nympton and Witheridge ward by 4% to -2, thus making it more ‘perfect’. It is also likely that the population of South Molton will increase even further after 2023, which would result in an improvement to its variance without the need to incorporate GN&QN at this stage. • In summary, it seems overall that the proposal would create unnecessary boundary changes for insignificant gain. Jane Smith

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From: Karen Whitmore Sent: 18 February 2018 21:39 To: reviews Subject: Braunton South Boundary Proposal

Dear Sir/ Madam

I support the proposed boundary put forward by Braunton Parish Council; which retains rural status for Brauntons two areas and does not include Chivenor as part of Braunton.

I feel this is important as there are different pressures and limitations between Chivenor/ Barnstaple versus Braunton areas, particularly in future with Chivenor air base to be decommissioned, flooding pressures in Braunton, school and medical centre capacity in Braunton, and air quality and traffic issues in Braunton.

I am also very concerned about the amount of building planned for Braunton, particularly in green belt and undeveloped areas, which should be treated differently to Chivenor's building requirements.

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Mrs Karen Whitmore

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I live in Braunton and agree with Braunton Parish councils recommendations passed on 12th February to keep Croyde, Georgeham and Knowle as part of Braunton Parish council area and to make the natural boundary of Knol Water as the boundary between Braunton Parish and Heanton Parish. Georgeham and Croyde and Knowle look to Braunton as there local centre and I do not want to see Braunton swallowed up with Heanton, Ashford and Chivenor and eventually become a continuation of Barnstaple. We have a village character and have 3 primary schools and a secondary school plus a doctor's surgery, 3 dentists, opticians a range of shops providing facilities for locals and visitors . We want to keep our village character and our friendly, caring community.

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From: Jane Young Sent: 01 February 2018 21:38 To: reviews Subject: Georgeham and Croyde EX33 - proposal to split the Parish of Georgeham

Dear Sir/Madam I have tried to submit the following comment on your website – but it would not let me.

Here are my comments

“I have heard that there has been a proposal to split up the Parish of Georgeham which is a community that comprises for the main part the villages of Croyde and Georgeham. The proposal is to divide Croyde from Georgham. I thought the Boundary Commission is not meant to divide communities. This is a closely linked Parish community that works very well together ‐ our children grow up together and for the main part go to the Georgeham Primary School, the churches provide linked up services and pastoral activities, we have a residents association (CARA) that covers the parish community. Both Village Halls provide community events for the parish eg Am Dram, toddler group, fitness classes, play parks, Charity Events, monthly dinners for pensioners,craft fairs etc that we all use and contribute to. All of these community aspects and more require joined up thinking and contribution from both Villages. I am worried that splitting the boundary so that Croyde and Georgeham are no longer a parish will affect more than our historical links but could have a needless and damaging effect on the community and the way we all support and relate to one another. I therefore strongly urge the boundary Commission to preserve our Parish with the two villlages remaining together.”

Jane Young

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I disagree with the changes to the boundaries of the Braunton East and West areas into Braunton North and South. At the current tome both Braunton East and West have small enough populations to be classified as rural areas. This limits overdevelopment of the area and will help to keep the character of the area as it has always been. The propsed changes would in future lead to Braunton South possibly being reclassified as an urban area. This could weĺ lead to increased housing development which would destroy the character of the area and impact serously on the biosphere, a number of areas of special scientific interest and bring serious pressures on the natural habitat and local species of anilmals. I feel that there is no benefit to the residents of Braunton and it's surroundings or to the environment or natural habitat through these propsed changes.

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