Crowhurst Neighbourhood Plan Blog

IMPORTANT NEWS CONSULTATION ON THE DRAFT  CROWHURST NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN        The Crowhurst Neighbourhood Plan, Regulation 14, DRAFT Pre-submission Consultation will take place between 16th January and 28th February.  During this period, we want to:   Show you the Draft Plan Give you a chance to ask questions Get your feedback   If the plan is to succeed, your input is VITAL so please come to one of our events. These are as follows:  FRIDAY 19th JANUARY  9.00am - 11.00am in the coffee shop at St. Georges Church  SATURDAY 3rd FEBRUARY 10.00am - 2.00pm in the Village Hall (During and after the the Village Market) SUNDAY 18th FEBRUARY 10.00am - 4.00pm in the Village Hall You can give us your feedback during these events by filling in a comments form or you can send your feedback via the website .  At the bottom of the 'Regulation 14, Consultation Documents' page you will find a short feedback for...

CROWHURST NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN SURVEY RESULTS A big thank you to everyone who took part in our second village wide survey this summer. It was great to see so many people at the presentation of the results on the 8th July. We received 301 individual responses to the survey exploring views of the shortlisted sites and 169 households responded to the housing needs survey. We have now analysed all the results and read all your comments. Below is a brief summary of the survey results, the full report is available on our website www.crowhurstneighbourhoodplan.org Shortlisted sites The five shortlisted sites that are being explored for housing development are: Site A: Field to the West of Forewood Rise combined with Paddock Area to the South of Forewood Rise. Site B: Coombe Dell (site of existing bungalow plot), located on East-side of Forewood Lane, immediately South of the Railway Bridge. Site C: Land on the Eastern-side of the Southern-half of Station Road, extending to existing far...

Shortlisted Sites and Housing Needs Survey We have now got to the stage of shortlisting five sites for further investigation. Our Street Champions will soon be delivering a two-part survey to every home in Crowhurst. In PART A we need you to tell us which of these sites you believe would be most suitable for potential new housing in the village. As well as seeking your views on the shortlisted sites there are some questions about the environment, road safety, parking and community facilities. Please complete one Part A per PERSON PART B includes questions about you and your families' own housing needs so that we are able to balance the requirements of Rother District Council with the actual needs of village residents. Please complete one Part B per HOUSEHOLD SUMMARY AND LINKS TO COMPLETE SURVEY ONLINE ARE BELOW PART A ONLINE SURVEY (click to access survey online) Shortlisted sites preference Environment Road safety and parking Community facilities To complete this surv...

Table and map showing the shortlisted sites is below. The minutes of the meeting on April 28th ,  when these sites were first presented as possibilities, are on the Neighbourhood Plan website.  You can access them by clicking on the link above. Feel free to leave comments or questions here on the blog. Proposed Sites For Further Investigation. Option Site number Names A 3 Continuation of Forewood Rise     41 Field South of Forewood Rise. B 32 Coombe Dell C 1 East Side of Station Road. D 11 Station Car Park Wooded Area. E 18 Area behind Pub 34 Landscape Cottages 35 Landscape Studio  The map above can be downloaded from the Neighbourhood Plan Website.   (The full list of sites originally proposed is also available to download from the website). ...