Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Neighbourhood Plan
Task Group structure and scope
Task Groups - role
The Task Groups will be tasked with the following:
- To carry out research related to the assigned topic
- To gather and/or generate the required evidence
- To identify the key local partners and engage with them in the plan-making process
- To know the content of existing plans and strategies at National and Local levels and understand their impact on the neighbourhood planning process
- To participate in the drafting of the Neighbourhood Plan for the assigned topic
SaundertonStation Task Group
Lead: Carl Etholen
Initial Work Programme:
- How can the development of the former Molins site contribute to meeting local housing and other non-residential needs while minimising its impact on the Green Belt/AONB and local traffic?
- How can the combined development of the former Molins, Wests Yard and Coal Yard sites can contribute to creating a sustainable long term solution for the SaundertonStation area?
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Non-Green Belt and AONB area Task Group
Lead:Derek Stone
Initial Work Programme:
- How can a policy covering the non-Green Belt and AONB area of the Parish be defined, where reasonable and sympathetic development of limited local housing schemes is acceptable in principle?
- How can the Parish rural character be maintained in face of the planned expansion of Princes Risborough?
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Design of the Built Environment Task Group
Lead: Kate Fisher
Initial Work Programme:
- How can the quality of design of all new development in the Parish be improved, above and beyond the existing standards (Chilterns Design and Bledlow Conservation Area Statement)?
- How can Bledlow Ridge accommodate specific development, subject to design standards and GB4 policy, hence contributing to meeting local housing needs?
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Community Infrastructure Task Group
Lead: Andrew Sage
Initial Work Programme:
- How do we prevent the loss of valued community facilities? What are these crucial assets?
- What are the infrastructure priorities on which CIL funds should be targeted?
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Rural Economy and Environment
Lead: Henry Shaw
Initial Work Programme:
- Establish the current evidence base relating to business use within the Parish
- Establish the evidence relating to the natural environment assets as a basis for possible opportunities to enhance the natural environment
- Establish the evidence of demand for new small scale business units with the Parish
- Establish the evidence of demand for non-agricultural rural diversification within the Parish
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