http://www.newbury.net/forum/forum/ http://www.eblah.com en http://www.newbury.net/forum/forum/m-1284101287/ http://www.newbury.net/forum/forum/m-1284101287/#num1 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:48:07 grumpydwarf http://www.newbury.net/forum/forum/m-1283978865/ http://www.newbury.net/forum/forum/m-1283978865/#num1

Here is a sneak preview of part of the new green roof at St. Bart's

]]> Wed, 8 Sep 2010 21:47:45 BrianB http://www.newbury.net/forum/forum/m-1283968000/ http://www.newbury.net/forum/forum/m-1283968000/#num1 Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:46:40 richard.garvie http://www.newbury.net/forum/forum/m-1283943358/ http://www.newbury.net/forum/forum/m-1283943358/#num1 http://www.westberks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=21051

West Berks asking for comments on the "legal compliance" and "soundness" of these proposed changes to the LDF document. The adobe document on the right of the page is called: Post Submission Schedule of Proposed Focused Changes Consultation to the West Berkshire Core Strategy.

The biggest point I can see is that on page 42 of the original document, Policy CS3 has now changed (Racecourse develoment). The biggest change is the bullet point "Phased delivery of up to 1,450 home, of which 35% will be affordable" to "Phased delivery of upto 1,500 homes".

The way I understand this is that WBDC are no longer asking the Racecourse development to provide any affordable housing. Would that be a fair assessment??? Is that why it is hidden away on the website???]]> Wed, 8 Sep 2010 11:55:58 richard.garvie http://www.newbury.net/forum/forum/m-1283936012/ http://www.newbury.net/forum/forum/m-1283936012/#num1
One person who stands out more than most is Cllr Pamela Bale. First of all, Cllr Bale made a complete hash of her attempts to generate cash through the Nature Discovery Centre, and in the process tried to pass the buck to Thatcham Town Council to try and dodge the bullet which is the anger of the public. Let us be clear, Cllr Bale was attempting to raise additional revenue through the centre from the start of the process, and I don't think people are opposed to the centre being responsible for generating more revenue to pay the bills, but people are asking the question as to why the council could not just say this from the off.

Now, Cllr Bale has shown how out of touch she really is by claiming that West Berkshire Council were unaware of the research being carried out on behalf of Newbury Town Council regarding the problems arisen due to the Parkway Development. I am shocked that nobody at WBDC reads the local paper, which reported why the town council were going to carry out this survey weeks ago. I would be very surprised if Newbury Town Council had not notified WBDC of their intentions to carry out the survey, but if they didn't tell West Berks then heads must roll there too.

The whole council appears to be out of touch, but Cllr Bale is now the public face of what is wrong at West Berks. Is it time for her to go???]]> Wed, 8 Sep 2010 09:53:32 richard.garvie