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Consultation Statement 3Bs Neighbourhood Plan Consultation Statement 3Bs Neighbourhood Plan 11 May 2020 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 3 2. Consultation Events in 2016........................................................................................ 3 3. Summary of all Consultation Events ............................................................................ 4 4. Regulation 14 Consultation Responses ..................................................................... 13 5. Photos of Regulation 14 Consultation ....................................................................... 28 2 1. Introduction 1.1 This consultation statement has been prepared to fulfil the legal obligations of the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 in respect of the 3Bs Neighbourhood Plan. The legal basis of the statement is provided by Section 15(2) of Part 5 of the 2012 Neighbourhood Planning Regulations, which requires that a consultation statement should: • Contain details of the persons and bodies who were consulted about the proposed NP • Explain how they were consulted • Summarise the main issues and concerns raised by the persons consulted • Describe how those issues and concerns have been considered and, where relevant, addressed in the proposed NP. 1.2 The 3Bs arose from discussions between local community groups (facilitated by the ward advisory board) and the ward councillors. A steering committee was first established in the autumn of 2015, leading to the Forum being formally constituted at an AGM in June 2016. Membership recruitment has been central from the start. 2. Consultation Events in 2016 1.3 Key events in 2016 were: Ward committee and 3Bs NP launch event at the Alexander Stadium in March 2016, attended by about 80 people. This had a presentation on sustainable drainage by council staff, followed by a presentation by members of the 3Bs steering committee. It then went on to choose the name 3Bs from a number of options put forward by residents. 1.4 During 2016 3Bs committee members had street stalls at: • The Queen's birthday event at Tower Hill in May; • The Perry Hall Park open day in July; • At Thornbridge Avenue in September 3 3. Summary of all Consultation Events 1.5 The table below lists all the consultation events and activities undertaken with the local community throughout the preparation of the Neighbourhood Plan.] 4 Date Where? What? How many Who was invited? How were people Key findings approx. took invited? part or responded Jun-2015 Alexander Stadium Initial c 12 Perry Barr ward Routine meetings Establishment of discussions advisory board steering group and briefing members, representing all community organisations 24.9.2015 Perry Hall Perry Barr 100 Key stakeholders Leaflets, letters of Brief presentation Methodist Church, ward invited to ward invitation, social of proposals for Rocky Lane committee meetings, residents of media plan Tower Hill area affected by local issues Feb-2016 Calshot Survey 66 Residents of Calshot Doorstep visits, Substantial Rd/Cramlington Rd organised by Road and Cramlington surveys through ground water ward Road door problems, councillors, support for asking about sustainable flood, drainage project drainage Feb-2016 All Survey 3 All residents Leaflets through 3 suggestions circulated by door ward councillors, asking about name for forum 5 Date Where? What? How many Who was invited? How were people Key findings approx. took invited? part or responded Mar-2016 Alexander Stadium Launch event, 80 All residents and local Leaflets through Meeting voted sustainable businesses, city door, social media, for 3Bs name, 3Bs drainage council emergency press reports, AGM organised, briefing from planning team, other stakeholders comments council floods key stakeholders invited to ward collected on team, hosted invited to ward committees proposed themes by ward committee committee 16.6.2016 Perry Hall First AGM 33 All residents Personal invites to Core themes Methodist church, members, local decided, working Rocky Lane press, social media groups established 30.6.2016 Perry Hall Ward social media, Report back on Methodist Church, committee stakeholders progress, Rocky Lane invited to ward discussion on committees, flood recent floods prevention team 2016 Summer survey 11.6.2016 Tower Hill Queens Public invited Attendees at event Publicity for event, Birthday Event to suggest use of tent with ideas on the posters and tables, five themes social media 23.7.2016 Perry Hall Park fun Public invited Attendees at event Publicity for event, day to suggest use of tent with ideas on the posters & table, five themes social media 6 Date Where? What? How many Who was invited? How were people Key findings approx. took invited? part or responded Flood and drainage group 29.9.2016 Thornbridge Flood and 14 Residents of Haddon Avenue stall drainage Road, passers by at survey, also shops, local shops engagement visited from local centres group 20.1.2016 Ward committee Presentation 30 Stakeholders, public personal invites, Meeting heard on plan, flood social media presentations and drainage from all five survey working groups 23.1.2017 Beeches Public 40 Members, about 100 Letters through Evangelical Church, meeting on households affected door (or email to floods, by June 2016 floods in members), social members' Church Road, Haddon media meeting Road, Thornbridge Avenue, Turnberry Road, Cardington Avenue Perry Hall Ward 35 Stakeholders, public Personal invites, Presentation on 16.3.17 Methodist church, committee social media local innovation Rocky Lane fund bids for plan,also related projects 7 Date Where? What? How many Who was invited? How were people Key findings approx. took invited? part or responded Turnberry Park, Perry Wood restoration. Meeting supported proposals by show of hands 27.3.2017 Calshot School Launch of 18 Members, residents Letters through Scoping scoping of Calshot Road door (or email to document document members), press approved, number of supplementary proposals from meeting 2017 Summer Survey See next 3 15 Specific questions items on backlands development, loft conversions 15.7.2017 Tower Hill Survey on 12 Local residents Publicity for event, See analysis community event design, use of tent with pavement posters and tables, design and social media use of backlands 22.7.2017 Perry Hall Park Local Publicity for See analysis community event residents event, use of 8 Date Where? What? How many Who was invited? How were people Key findings approx. took invited? part or responded tent with posters and tables, social media Sep-17 on-line survey 4 Local Social media, shared See analysis residents from Facebook group Autumn Calshot Road/The Doorstep c40 Residents All houses visited. Widespread 2017 Rise visits to all Preceded by support for houses letters from ward project surrounding councillors Perry Wood Restoration site 15.2.2018 Alexander Stadium Ward 200 Local residents, Press coverage, 3Bs reps to play committee businesses, social media, key part in Games special stakeholders personal invites Resident Liaison meeting on Group, Commonweal established by th Games meeting 23.6.2018 Perry Wood Action Day Local residents, 3Bs Letters through restoration site members door (or email to members), social media, contact via Brownies Jul-2018 Tower Hill Survey on 3 Publicity for event, See analysis community event design, use of tent with 9 Date Where? What? How many Who was invited? How were people Key findings approx. took invited? part or responded pavement posters, tables, design and social media use of backlands Aug-2018 All residents Councillors' 20 All households Leaflets through Overwhelming summer doors, some support for survey doorstep visits "garden suburb" concept 5.9.2018 Whole area Walkabout 8 Friends of Perry Hall Personal contact Site visits, some with planning Park, Friends of Perry engagement with consultants Park, Friends of parents at Turnberry Park, 3Bs Calshot School committee 18.10.18 Beeches Members' 30 Members, members Social media, Meeting Evangelical Church, meeting of Commonwealth announcement at discussed key Games resident CGRLG meeting choices for plan, liaison group made decisions, report back on Commonwealth Games Nov-2018 Alexander Stadium Presentation 50 Members of group, Personal invites Stressed to Commonwealth important of Commonweal Games officials "green gateway" th Games into Birmingham, Resident enhancement of liaison group parks 10 Date Where? What? How many Who was invited? How were people Key findings approx. took invited? part or responded Regulation 14 Consultation 19.11.2018 Perry Wood Site visit with 1 Woodland Trust Email Woodland Trust restoration site, Nick supportive, Barr Bank (rear of Sandford, supplied details Calshot/Mildenhall) Woodland of neighbourhood Trust planning advice Jan-2019 Rocky Consultation 7 All residents letter through 4 in favour of Lane/Derrydown letter on surrounding site door green space, 1 in Road designating favour of green space development, 2 state leave alone Feb-2019 Residents of Consultation 49 About 200 letter through Overwhelming Mildenhall Road letter on door support for and Calshot Road designating proposals green space and naming Barr Bank 10.3.2019 Rocky Lane - Residents 25 Residents of Rocky Personal approach Meeting voted in Methodist Church meeting Lane by meeting favour of organisers incorporating land north of Perry Hall Park (see previous) into park 11 Date Where? What? How many Who was invited?
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