Public consultation on Elms plans
On 26/11/2013 At 6:47 pm
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Flash back to the Public Consultation on the Thame Neighbourhood Plan
THE controversial, proposed Elms housing development in Thame is to be the subject of a Public Consultation Event.
The public are being invited to view the proposals prior to the submission of a planning application, at Thame Town Hall on Friday, November 29, between 2.3o pm and 7.30 pm.
It’s not clear from the public notice in the local press, who is carrying out the consultation, but apparently ‘Members of the project team’ will be on hand to answer questions and discuss the proposals.
The proposal has attracted opposition from many local people who have apparently signed a petition against the plans (see LINK), and others who have questioned the proposals’ inclusion in the The Thame Neighbourhood Plan.
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In response to these comments we can confirm that not only were the Elms proposals featured in all Public exhibitions at the Town Hall including one exclusively for the Elms but was also included in the written housing options from the very start of The Thame Neighbourhood Plan process which were advertised extensively . We would urge all interested parties to attend the exhibition to see for themselves the current proposals and to make any comments which will of course be listened to and taken into account in the next stage.
I think it is important that people be aware that the event is being organised by a planning consultant, engaged by the developer to help get consent from the planning authority. This is what they are paid for and sucess is what assures future paid work. Expect therefor that objections to the development will be listened to and maybe a show made of recording them. Don’t count on them getting through to SODC Planning. As most people know anyway public presentations of this nature are part of the show and can often be classified as “Going through the motions”
Has anybody met anybody else actually in favour? But a problem is that many people feel that this is a “done deal. NOT SO.
Those who have not already registered their opposition can still do so by emailing name and address of all in the household (Over 18s of course and also neighbours and friends if they authorise to do so and provide their own addresses) by emailing a brief statement to elmspetition@hotmail.co.uk. Anybody not showing an OX9 postcode will be listed in the petition as a “Friend of Thame”.
Written objections, In an envelope please can be dropped into PetCare in the Buttermarket. Buy a little present for cat or dog if you wish.
How ironic that the pictures for this story are from the public consultation dodged by the Elms development at the outset of the Neighbourhood Plan.
I cannot believe that such a beautiful piece of land in the centre of Thame could have been approved in such a way, its plainly wrong.
There is plenty of land on the outskirts of Thame with so much better access into the site.
Furthermore its development is a sham and should never have been included into the Neighbourhood planm,