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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The Society is sad to record the death of Tony Hickman. Tony was a very long standing member, chairman and vice-president of our Society. He contributed with great expertise to our planning evaluations and will also be remembered as a founder of the Village Green Party, still going strong after thirty years. Our thought are with his family.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>His life will be celebrated at St Nicolas Church on Friday December 8<sup>th</sup> at 2:30pm for those who wish to attend.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Planning matters:<br>The Old Boathouse Mill Lane</b><br>As you may know, planning permission has already been granted for change of use from office to residential for the Old Boathouse site on Mill Lane Your committee was given a presentation by egg Homes who are looking to develop the site. The actual application is expected to be made almost immediately. An immediate concern is the loss of the Old Boathouse, although the developer intends to preserve its gable ends. The general approach is much more modern style than the Berkeley Homes houses. We will refrain from more detailed comment until we see the full application.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Mill Lane car park<br></b>An application has also been made by Berkeley Homes for a car park on the eastern side of Mill Lane. Berkeley Homes are due to make a presentation to the Parish Council at the meeting on the 28<sup>th</sup> about some intentions they have for the area where their exhibition building is now. We are again refraining from comment on the car park application until we see their wider intentions.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Care Home proposal<br></b>As part of the emerging Local Plan, SBDC made a series of Green Belt evaluations. Option 15 was for the land adjacent to Taplow station on the south side (essentially the Roots Garden Centre and the Motor Caravan business). A developer is hoping to build a Care Home on the Roots site. Your committee will meet with them shortly but in support of their plans they will be holding an exhibition at the Village Hall.<br><b>This is to be on Wednesday 13<sup>th</sup> December between 2:30 and 19:30.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>AGM<br>Reminder that the AGM is December 8<sup>th</sup> 8pm</b>. The meeting is open to all and the talk on our new footbridge by Martin Knight, a world renowned bridge designer, should be most interesting, so do encourage non-members to come.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Road works</b><br>There are to be closures on the A4 over the bridge in support of new water mains and along by Tesco for resurfacing works. Details will be updated on the web site on the NEWS pages.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Roger Worthington, Secretary<br>07787556309<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:106%'>This mail has been sent to you from the Hitcham and Taplow Society. If has been sent to you in error or you do not wish to receive such communications, please reply to </span><a href="mailto:secretary@taplowsociety.org.uk"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:106%'>secretary@taplowsociety.org.uk</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:106%'> and we will remove you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>