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ISSUE: AUTUMN 2018 Homeground THE MAGAZINE FROM THE MAGAZINE FROM Campbell Park Parish Council WILLEN WINTERHILL OLDBROOK FISHERMEAD SPRINGFIELD NEWLANDS WOOLSTONE The Mayor will be casting his vote Cast your vote! Have your say! REFERENDUM see page 3 CAMPBELL PARK PARISH COUNCIL Caring within the community CAMPBELL PARK PARISH COUNCIL OFFICE HOURS: 1 Pencarrow Place, Fishermead, Milton Keynes MK6 2AS 10am - 4pm Monday to Thursday T 01908 608559 10am - 3pm on a Friday Ward Members of CAMPBELL PARK PARISH COUNCIL Campbell Park Parish Council serves nearly 6,000 households in Fishermead, Oldbrook, Springfield, Willen and Woolstone, the leisure area of Newlands and the retail area of Winterhill. OLDBROOK VACANT SEAT KATHERINE KENT TOM FRASER VICE CHAIR LARRY HARRIS TUBO URANTA ELAINE DICERBO 01908 331935 01908 607033 BRIAN GREENWOOD 01908 675766 01908 982626 07885 518252 07956 384000 FISHERMEAD CHAIR OF COUNCIL PENELOPE DARRON MARTIN DAVID PRIEST TERRY BAINES HALTON-DAVIS KENDRICK PETCHEY 07508 312412 07846 697237 01908 696034 01908 669067 01908 605488 07712 485255 WILLEN SPRINGFIELD WOOLSTONE VACANT SEAT VACANT SEAT ADAN KAHIN NANA OGUNTOLA CHRIS BROWN DAVID PAFFORD 01908 608559 07949 335822 01908 608559 01908 608559 Staff CAMPBELL PARK PARISH COUNCIL CLERK TO COUNCIL DEPUTY CLERK COMMUNITY OFFICER/ ENVIRONMENT OFFICERS FINANCE OFFICER P/TIME ADMIN ASSISTANT P/TIME DOMINIC WARNER ELAINE WEBB COMMITTEE CLERK P/TIME JOHN McLINTON LISA BRADLEY TRACEY WAISTNEDGE TRACEY JONES MITCH MITCHENER HOW TO CONTACT US OFFICE OPENING HOURS HOW TO CONTACT US OFFICE OPENING HOURS Telephone: 01908 608559 Caring within the community Email: [email protected] Monday – Thursday: 10am to 4pm Website: www.campbell-park.gov.uk Friday: 10am to 3pm Post or call in to the Parish Office: To email Councillors / staff members 1 Pencarrow Place, Fishermead, Milton Keynes MK6 2AS Put their name followed by the CPPC generic address, for example: Cllr Brian Greenwood’s address is: Community Centres email: [email protected] [email protected] Visitors are welcome Please come along and see how the Parish Council conducts its business. THE NEXT MEETING Parish Council meetings are held on the THIRD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH, DATES ARE: starting at 7.30pm, at the OLDBROOK CENTRE, Oldbrook Boulevard (opposite Oldbrook Green). OCT 16 NOV 20 & DEC 18 2. THE MAGAZINE FROM Campbell Park Parish Council Campbell Park Parish Council NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN developments. THURSDAY Neighbourhood Plans are required 11TH OCTOBER 2018 to meet certain “Basic Conditions” by having regard to national N planning policy, contributing to The day our Neighbourhood S E W P WILLEN W O I Development Plan goes to the polls. R O L DBROOK the achievement of sustainable I N A L N T N S development, being in general G E D T F ISHE R MEAD S O conformity with the strategic policies A Referendum relating to the making I H N E I E of the Neighbourhood Development L L in the development plan for the area Plan will be held on Thursday 11th D L (ie the Milton Keynes Local Plan October and the Core Strategy) and being compatible with EU obligations You will by now have received your and human rights requirements. polling card inviting you to attend They should not promote less your local polling station to cast development than is set out in the CAMPBELL PARK Neighbourhood PARISH Development Plan or undermine its your vote on our Neighbourhood COUNCIL Development Plan Development Plan. Caring within the community strategic policies. You will be asked one question, Who prepares Neighbourhood “Do you want Milton Keynes Planning Inspector. The Plan, Plans? Council to use the Neighbourhood having met all the statutory legal Plan for Campbell Park to help it requirements and amended to Neighbourhood plans are prepared decide planning applications in the include recommendations made at a local community level by Town Neighbourhood area?” by the Planning Inspector will now or Parish Councils or Neighbourhood proceed to the next stage in the Forums and there is a statutory The Referendum area covers the process which is the referendum process that must be followed to whole of Campbell Park Parish stage. make a plan. (Fishermead, Oldbrook, Springfield, Willen, Woolstone, Winterhill and The Plan includes a series of How are Neighbourhood Plans Newlands. policies and proposals relating to made? housing, employment, leisure and The Neighbourhood Development the protection and enhancement of The plan must be prepared through Plan, if made, becomes part of the natural and historic environment. a process of consultation with local Planning Policy and must be An appendix to the Plan includes a residents and businesses before an considered by the applicant when number of community actions that independent examiner reviews the making a planning application and the Parish Council will implement plan and checks whether it meets by Milton Keynes Planning Officers, over the life of the Plan. the basic conditions and other legal the Development Control Panel and requirements. The examiner then the Development Control Committee Neighbourhood Plans – what are reports whether any changes should when considering planning they? be made to the plan and whether it applications. should proceed to the next stage in Neighbourhood planning was the process which is the referendum The Parish Council has expended introduced by the Localism Act stage. a great deal of time over the in 2011. It aims to help local last few years preparing the communities play a direct role in The referendum asks those Neighbourhood Development Plan. planning the areas in which they voting whether they want the Following a number of consultations live and work by showing how Neighbourhood Plan to be used with residents and having taken a community wants land to be by the Local Planning Authority to into account comments made used and developed in its area. help it decide planning applications by residents, the Draft Plan was Neighbourhood Plans include in the area covered by the Plan. submitted to Milton Keynes Council policies which provide controls over All residents registered to vote (i.e. for examination by an independent development that requires planning those included on the electoral roll) permission. Policies can provide within the referendum area are criteria against which planning entitled to vote in the referendum. applications will be assessed and set out local standards for things What status do Neighbourhood like car parking and open space. Plans have? Policies can also identify local features that should be protected or If more than half of those voting in enhanced and opportunities for new a referendum have voted in favour THE MAGAZINE FROM Campbell Park Parish Council 3 . of the neighbourhood plan the local planning authority must make it part To view the Plan, visit our website at of the statutory development plan www.campbell-park.gov.uk and use it when making decisions on planning applications in the Plan area. or come along to one of our drop-in sessions The Neighbourhood Development on Tuesday 2nd October 2018, at the Springfield Centre, Plan includes a series of policies Springfield Boulevard, Springfield, MK6 3JH, and proposals that set out how the 2.15pm to 3.30pm or 5.30pm to 6.45pm Parish Council and the community would like to see development take place over the coming years. The Neighbourhood Development plan includes policies relating to housing, employment and leisure development as well as those relating to the protection and enhancement of the natural and historic environment. THURSDAY 11TH OCTOBER 2018 GRANTS AWARDED ABANDONED Since January, Campbell Park Parish Council have awarded the TROLLEYS following Grants: Supermarket Trolleys are appearing JUMPING BEANS (Toddler Group at Springfield Centre) received £1000, all over the Parish, left by people towards their hall rental costs to enable their service to continue. who think it is their right to take the trolleys away with their shopping. ST MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH, Willen received £1000 to be used towards the costs of removal of dangerous trees in the church grounds. This is not just a Parish wide problem but a national problem with FISHERMEAD RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION received £1000 towards the approximately 1.5 million trolleys costs of running their van used for community events and estate clean- abandoned in the UK each year. ups. If you see an abandoned trolley MK GALLACTICOS FC received £1000 towards the costs of their Presentation event. please telephone Milton Keynes Council on 01908 252570 and MAKE LUNCH MK received £1000 to be used towards the cost of the report it, or you can report it through delivery and development of Make Lunch sessions during the School the Milton Keynes Council’s web site holidays within the Parish. www.milton-keynes.gov.uk follow the link to the Report it Page. THE WILLOWS SCHOOL & EARLY YEARS CENTRE received £1000 to be used towards their ‘Fun for All’ initiative. MK HARD OF HEARING SUPPORT GROUP received £250 towards the cost of a social trip outside of MK to enable members to participate, that they may otherwise be unable to do. FRANK HOWE COURT RECEIVED £1000 to enable the purchase of updated computer equipment for tenants to use for shopping, benefits, contact with families etc LOCAL MEDIA INITIATIVES - Junior Film Makers Club received £800 to subsidise children from Campbell Park Parish to attend the holiday camp 23-27 July. See page 6. WILLEN PAVILION MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE received £1000 to be used towards the cost of providing a Willen Community Fun Day. 4. THE MAGAZINE FROM Campbell Park Parish Council Campbell Park Parish Council CONSULTATIONS Budget / Precept Consultation & Milton Keynes Council Devolved being asked to take on more and TO THE RESIDENT Services (Landscape) Consultation more services which in the past have IMPORTANTCAMPBELL INFORMATION PARK PARISH COUNCIL PLEASE READ been provided by Milton Keynes We would like to thank all those Council.