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<DIV><FONT style="size: 4">An initiative by the Chairman of the Taplow Parish
Council, George Sandy, supported by the Chairman of its Planning Committee, Euan
Felton, secured an undertaking from developer Land Securities, which was
appended as an “Informative” to the conditions of the granting of planning
permission by South Bucks District Council to replace the unique Bishop
Centre Shopping Village by a USA-style Strip Mall anchored by a large Tesco
supermarket, that it would pay “a sum of £100,000 ...to the Taplow Parish
Council to be used towards environmental improvements in Taplow” “prior to
commencement and occupation of the development”. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>“Plea for ideas on how to spend retail park £100k grant” was
the headline in the Burnham and Taplow edition of the Maidenhead Advertiser last
week.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Proposals are to be submitted to the Taplow Parish Council by
30th April 2014.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>All proposals will be considered at the Annual Parish Meeting
on 20th May 2014 to be held in the Taplow Village Centre at 7.30pm. Proposers
will have the opportunity to discuss their ideas and to hear the views of the
Parish Council. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>The final decision will be made at a Public Meeting on a date
to be announced.</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=4>In judging and
determining the value of each proposal, the Council have set the following
criteria: </FONT> </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT
face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">+ Be of permanent or
long-standing value with "legacy" being pre-eminent </FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face=Arial><FONT
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">+ Be
of value to the Parish as an entire Community</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face=Arial><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">+ Be
affordable within the constraint of the £100K Fund</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face=Arial><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">+
Should not involve any long-term maintenance burden over and above established
Parish budget items unless any costs so arising can be met from new
income.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT size=3 face=Arial>The background to the £100,000
“windfall” was set out in an article in the Hitcham and Taplow Society
Newsletter 98, Autumn 2012. A copy of the article is attached to this
email .</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Karl
Lawrence</FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT size=4>Chairman, Hitcham and Taplow
Society</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT size=4></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT size=4>Proposals should be sent to :
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT size=4>Hilda Holder, Taplow
Parish Clerk, The Village Centre, Taplow SL6 0EX </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT size=4>or </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT size=4>emailed to : <A
href="mailto:taplow.pc@googlemail.com">taplow.pc@googlemail.com</A></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT size=4></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=4>The Society will
appreciate receiving a copy to the Secretary, Hitcham and Taplow Society,
Littlemere, River Road, Taplow SL6 0BB or emailed to : <A
href="mailto:secretary@taplowsociety.org.uk">secretary@taplowsociety.org.uk</A>
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