Over (gone already)

 

So, the 6 weeks of summer have gone once more, and like many students and my colleagues, I am back to school. I teach just inside the M25 so for how long I will be on site remains to be seen, but lower traffic volumes are saving me half an hour a day, and it's much more pleasant not to encounter lengthy queues and delays. 

Donna and I cut back as far as we could, to have an on/off break around Council commitments and casework. We know the latter affects people's lives and livelihoods so we did not just down tools.

Did you see Earnley feature in the Guardian? The article was about the response to the Planning White Paper, which proposes to dramatically change the current planning process. 

Planning is a major issue for our District because 70% is in the South Downs National Park dramatically reducing what can be built on. Donna came across this government summary that will tell you a little more about what is being proposed. 

October 1 is the deadline for the consultation on proposed changes to the current planning system.

October 29 is the deadline for the consultation on the “Planning for the future” white paper.

The ongoing evolution of our town and the peninsular as a whole is, understandably, of great interest to us all and how our areas develop is fundamental to this. The Government has also put together a one page summary of the White Paper, for anyone who may have better things to do than work their way through the entire White Paper!

As always, stay safe

Tim