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CONSERVATIVES keeping our community InTouch SARISBURY & WHITELEY – Autumn 2017 ‘We’ve taken more than our fair share of new homes’ FAREHAM Borough Council is required to have a In fact, the plan only requires 2,500 in total to be allo- local plan in place stating what land should be used cated on greenfield sites and, following an examination for housing, what land for employment and what of all sites, none has been proposed for development in should be protected from any development, writes Sarisbury Ward. Sarisbury Councillor Seán Woodward. This will not of course prevent developers submit- Periodically the local plan needs to be reviewed. It is ting planning applications and there are several on the over 20 years since (with the exception for the allocation books for determination at the moment in Swanwick and of the Welborne site North of Fareham) we have had to Burridge. allocate any new greenfield sites for housing. They are contrary to both the existing local plan and Back in those days Whiteley was a huge allocation in the new draft local plan. our local plan in the Sarisbury Ward with some 1,500 In fact, a proposal to massively expand Burridge was homes and we also had Coldeast allocated by the then made by a deputee at the meeting which resolved to Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott at a planning ap- publish the draft local plan for public consultation. peal, and that too has seen several hundreds of new Commenting, Councillor Woodward said: “Sarisbury, homes built. Swanwick, Burridge and Whiteley have taken more than This means that Sarisbury Ward has taken a huge their fair share of Fareham Borough’s new homes over proportion of the greenfield development over the last the last quarter of a century and I know that residents quarter of a century. will be relieved that the Council is not proposing to al- When the Council had its statutory “call for sites” to locate any more sites for development here. roll the local plan forward by another 10 years to 2036 “We accommodated thousands of new homes last time developers and landowners put forward over 200 sites around and also have 3,500 extra houses with permis- for over 10,000 houses including over 1,100 in the Sa- sion on the Winchester side of Whiteley to contend with risbury Ward. over the next 20 years.” Fareham same-day GP appointments scheme off to a steady start A NEW SERVICE for Fareham people Routine appointments at GP practices to make urgent same-day GP ap- are not affected, and continue as before. pointments welcomed its first pa- Dr Tom Bertram, the Titchfield GP who tients in September as it got off to a is clinical lead for the project which has smooth start. been funded by the Better Local Care However, only 40% of surgeries have initiative, said: “It’s all gone very smooth- so far agreed to participate and patients ly. I’d also like to thank everyone at the who use the others are encouraged to Community Hospital for getting the room, get their GPs to ‘sign up’. IT, and everything else in place.” Fareham Primary Care Service Patients wanting urgent same-day (FPCS), based at a hub at Fareham appointments phone their GP practice Community Hospital, Park Gate, dealt with 60 patient as normal and, if they agree to their details being shared calls in its first three hours after going live at 8am. with the service, they will then be called back in order of Four of the ten GP practices in Fareham are working clinical priority with a nurse/GP having a detailed conver- together to develop a new way of offering urgent appoint- sation with them - which may result in the patient being ments to patients who want to see a health professional given advice over the phone or offered an appointment, on the day they make contact. either at the hospital or the surgery. The participating practices are Highlands Practice, Jubi- lee Surgery and Whiteley Surgery. Stubbington Medical PHOTO: Dr Tom Bertram, from Jubilee Surgery, and Practice will also join the scheme, from January 2, 2018. Amanda Gray (left), the practice manager at Highlands Other practices may follow if it proves successful. Surgery, discuss the new service with Dr Derrin Wilkins. Almost England’s lowest district council tax – thanks to CONSERVATIVES 2 InTouch We serve everybody in SARISBURY, WHITELEY, SWANWICK & BURRIDGE whether you voted for us or not InTouch 3 NEWS ROUND Living in sheltered comfort Third time lucky for new youth club? Walkers welcome upgrades SYLVAN Court, a £5m sheltered CHILDREN’S charity Y-Services is using a fident that, with the to popular Hamble footpath housing scheme for our older resi- grant from County Councillor Seán Wood- backing of Y-Services dents, was opened in August. ward to start a new youth club in Whiteley this time, it will suc- Providing a mix of 36 one and two- after the demise of the previous two. ceed in the long term. I bedroom apartments for those aged The youth club is about having fun, educat- hope parent volunteers over 60 with some care and support ing, empowering, volunteering and participat- and others will come needs, Sylvan Court is filling up fast. ing and will create opportunities to encourage forward to support our It is situated on the site of the old Cold- young people to achieve their potential. local youngsters.” CCTV needed east Hospital. The opening was per- It will support them in the transition to adult- PHOTO: Seán Wood- There have sadly been several formed by the Mayor, Councillor Geoff hood, providing learning opportunities which ward receives an ap- reports of anti-social behaviour and Fazackarley and Council Leader Seán Woodward, pictured with challenge them critically and creatively. propriate award from chairman Andy Kennedy out-of-control dogs in the area of the a resident who said she was delighted with her new apartment. Seán Woodward commented: “I am con- for getting the big yellow bus for Y-Services. new play park HAMBLE Causeway, one of South Hamp- Councillor Seán Woodward re- shire’s most popular footpaths, is being quested that CCTV to provide cover- repaired and upgraded. age from Holly Hill Leisure Centre Traffic scheme hits buffers as contractor pulls out Emergency repairs were carried out just and informal fencing of the toddlers’ before Christmas 2016, shoring up a major breach. play equipment should be provided. TRAFFIC calming schemes for Swanwick Lane, the A27 junction lights has been very well received, schemes are not yet completed.” These have now been followed up with re- Swanwick and Yew Tree Drive, Whiteley have although people immediately started using the new He met the safety audit team on site and made decking and the installation of ramps on the Pedestrian crossing bid been beset by problems, culminating in the lane as a car park, so double yellow lines will have recommendations for improvements which will be ‘Chinese Bridge’. We have received complaints about contractor pulling out. to be painted. considered when the final audit is done. These Further work is planned for late winter/early the safety of pedestrians crossing at Work to round off the corner of the Clydesdale Councillor Seán Woodward said: “Problems with include: spring 2018, improving the surface condition various points on Brook Lane. Road/Yew Tree Drive was delayed for months implementing what should have been a relatively and further shoring up of the banks. It is particularly perilous when awaiting the disconnection of the signs by Scottish simple traffic calming scheme have been numerous At the road narrowings re-position the edge of • This is funded by Fareham Borough Coun- Brookfield pupils are travelling to and & Southern. and the entire job remains incomplete with safety carriageway marking to make the road appear to cil planning agreements, with additional especially from school. Hampshire County Council maintenance section surfacing and painting remaining plus the unre- be narrower capital from Hampshire County Council. County Councillor Seán Woodward refused to support the positioning of speed cush- solved issue of the speed cushions. At the road narrowings remove the centre line to • Chairman of the River Hamble Harbour asked the County Council to carry ions which were part of the approved scheme on “I do have a commitment from the director that, provide less comfort to drivers passing through Management Committee, Councillor Seán out pedestrian and traffic surveys to Swanwick Lane, positioned between the build-outs. following a fall of snow and a test of the resilience At the chicane reposition the priority signs onto • Woodward, said: “I am so pleased that, see whether any crossings are justi- In two cases, these are left looking absurd with of the Yew Tree Drive speed cushions, then the the actual chicane buildout to provide greater following an inspection of the path which I fied. only a miniscule narrowing effect. There have also Swanwick Lane ones can be installed. visibility carried out with Hampshire’s Rights of Way The surveys have been completed been complaints from Swanwick Lane residents “It is unfortunate that these issues have arisen At the road widening on the approach to the • team last year, these improvements have and we await the results. about incomplete elements of the scheme. and I apologise to residents on behalf of Hamp- A27 junction install double yellow lines to prevent come together so well and have received so The widening of Swanwick Lane on approach to shire County Council for this and the fact that the parking Project grants much local support.” Every year County Councillor Seán Woodward has a £8,000 grant fund They couldn’t wait to try it Brickworks garden awards Celebrating Daedalus 100 available to him to distribute to good ONE HUNDRED years of aviation were causes active in the Sarisbury, Park HAPPY kids selection of seats, picnic tables and foot- PAM FORMBY, from Bursledon Brick- celebrated Gate, Whiteley, Burridge and Swan- sprinted into paths.