CROPREDY TENNIS CLUB

Cropredy Tennis Club is a small friendly club offering facilities for family, social and competitive play to residents of Cropredy and surrounding area. Club nights are from mid April on Mondays for all members and on Wednesdays for ladies only. Anyone interested in joining the club can come along to any club night to meet and play along with the other members.

The club is offering a Summer coaching course for juniors (8-16 years) on Saturday mornings from 30 May for six weeks.  Adult coaching will also be arranged if there is sufficient interest from members.

2015 Events include:

• Wimbledon Tickets Ballot will be held on 27 April at 8.30pm
• Junior Fun and Skills Event will be held on 25 April.  Open to members and non members (8-16 years).  Pre-registration is needed
• Club Social Event : An Open Day will be held on 5 July from 2.00 to 6.00pm, for members and non members, as part of the LTA’s National Tennis Awareness initiative.  To arrange the event we need to know numbers in advance, so please pre-register your interest.

New members of all ages and abilities are welcome.

Contact the Secretary, Simon Bright  or Membership Secretary, Beryl Lascelles on 01295 758244.

There will be an election for the Member of Parliament for Kenilworth and Southam on 7th May. Please see the full notice for details of nominations, postal and proxy votes:

Notice Of Parliamentary Election

An election is to be held on May 7th 2015 for five parish councillors for Avon Dassett and one district councillor for the Red Horse ward, Stratford-on-Avon.

More details may be found here: Notice of Election AD 23rd March 2015

Nomination forms may be obtained from the Clerk to the Parish Council or the Returning Officer at Elizabeth House, Church St, Stratford-on-Avon and returned no later than 4 pm on April 9th 2015.

For information on becoming a parish councillor and the duties, knowledge and skills required see here.

There will be an Extraordinary Planning Meeting in the Reading Room at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 7 April 2015.

This is to discuss the following planning application (full details may be found on the Planning pages of the website):

Application(s) reference: 15/00411/OUT

Proposed: Outline application for the change of use of land from agriculture to residential and the erection of 5no. dwellings, including 2no. affordable, along with access to be determined (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved for subsequent approval)

At: Land To North Of Lime Cottage , Church Hill, Avon Dassett, Warwickshire CV47 2AE

For: Mr Nick Paxton

There have also been two recent decisions on local planning issues:

• 14_03543_LBC
• 15_00237_FUL

The Commission has now completed its review of Warwickshire. I am pleased to announce the publication of the Commission’s report setting out our final recommendations for Warwickshire County Council, which is published today. A full copy of the report and a summary is available on our website, http://www.lgbce.org.uk/current-reviews/west-midlands/warwickshire/warwickshire-county-council. An interactive map of final recommendations is available at https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/3224

The changes proposed for Warwickshire County Council must now be implemented by order subject to Parliamentary scrutiny. A draft Order – the legal document which brings into force the recommendations – will be laid in Parliament. The draft Order will provide for new electoral arrangements for Warwickshire to be implemented at the local elections in 2017.

We would also like to invite you to participate in our online opinion survey. This survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, in order to identify improvements that can be made. We would be grateful if you could spare some time to visit our website, at http://www.lgbce.org.uk/about-us/lgbce-opinion-survey to complete the survey.

If you require a paper copy of the opinion survey please contact Heather Fuller on 020 7664 8534.

David Owen

Review Officer

reviews@lgbce.org.uk

020 7664 8532

New Settlement Proposal at Gaydon/Lighthorne Heath
Draft Supplementary Planning Document
Informal Consultation

Monday 16 February to 5.00 pm Monday 30 March 2015

The District Council is undertaking an informal consultation about the scope and content of the Gaydon/Lighthorne Heath (GLH) – Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).
The Council’s Submission Core Strategy sets out at Proposal GLH the policy basis for the development of a new settlement at Gaydon/Lighthorne Heath that will incorporate up to 3,000 new homes and a substantial expansion of Jaguar Land Rover’s operations.
The SPD takes the form of a Framework Masterplan to guide developers and the local planning authority in respect of environmental, social, design and economic objectives as they seek to create a new community at Gaydon/Lighthorne Heath.

The draft SPD looks at:
·         the GLH site and its context
·         site constraints and opportunities
·         vision and principles
·         an illustrative masterplan with key design and sustainability principles
·         delivery

This informal consultation is part of the ‘Involve and Engagement’ stage of SPD preparation. It is designed to ensure the wider engagement of local communities and stakeholders in the preparation of the SPD. Comments are invited on any aspect of the SPD.

The consultation document can be viewed on the District Council’s website. It is also available to inspect at the District Council offices – Elizabeth House, Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6HX.

Drop in sessions will be arranged in the local area during the consultation period.

How to Comment

·         Responses can be made via an on-line comment form using the link above – or
·         by downloading a form and emailing it to planning.policy@stratford-dc.gov.uk – or
·         by post to: FREEPOST RSLH – ZYKJ – TYAZ, Stratford on Avon DC, PO BOX 5341, Stratford upon Avon, CV37 1LE – or
·         handed in at the District Council offices in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Please note that comments on the inclusion of Proposal GLH in the Core Strategy, or on alternative sites, are not sought at this time.

The views expressed in the consultation will be reported back to The Cabinet and appropriate changes to the draft document will be made.

What happens next

Further progress will depend on Proposal GLH being confirmed in the Core Strategy. The Examination hearings into the Core Strategy finished at the end of January 2015 and the Inspector’s Report is awaited. The SPD can only be adopted if the Core Strategy is adopted with Proposal GLH included. If this is the case, a second more formal period of consultation will then take place, as required by the Development Plan Regulations. The amended draft SPD will also have an accompanying Sustainability Appraisal and Consultation Statement.

Comments must be received by the District Council by 5.0 pm on Monday 30 March 2015.

Dave Nash
Planning & Housing Policy Manager

The Soap Box Derby will now be held on Saturday 20th June 2015.

For further information and an entry form please see the Soap Box Derby page.

The prospective purchasers of The Avon Public House have written an open letter to the residents and parish council of Avon Dassett:

Gary & Seona, for Avon Dassett residents

A public meeting to discuss the future of The Avon Public House in Avon Dassett was held on Saturday 24th January at St John the Baptist Church.

A presentation and discussion of the questionnaire results may be found here.