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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b>Easter Egg Hunt<br></b>This was most successful despite the poor weather. The rain lifted magically in the morning to ensure a good time for over 50 children and coffee drinking supporters. Big thank you to Sheila, Charlie and Toby.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Village Green Party</b><br>Preparations are under way for our midsummer party. Book now on the web site (<a href="http://www.taplowsociety.org.uk">www.taplowsociety.org.uk</a> )<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Newsletter<br></b>The spring Newsletter will be with you shortly, full of local news and insights into the changes affecting us here in Taplow.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Committee<br></b>Heather Fenn stood down after twenty years of service to the Society and Taplow Riverside. Thank you Heather. Zoe Hatch also stood down due to pressures of other commitments but we welcome Andrew Findlay.<br>New data privacy regulations come into force in May (“GDPR”) and we will be reviewing our processes to ensure compliance and write a new data policy.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Roux at Skindles</b><br>Excellent news: Roux at Skindles will open in October 2018. Alain Roux plans to <span style='background:white'>feature a retro montage wall in </span>Taplow's new riverside restaurant <span style='background:white'>with historic images giving a stunning insight into both the history of Skindles in its Georgian, Edwardian, Victorian eras through to being a favourite nightclub and notorious hotel. He would like the local community to share in this by providing unique photos showing the kaleidoscope of fun and history of the place that can be displayed for all to see and enjoy. If you are willing and able to offer any images for selection, please send them to Alain's Personal Assistant, Mrs Lee Whitlock, at <u><a href="mailto:leewhitlock@waterside-inn.co.uk" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext'>leewhitlock@waterside-inn.co.uk</span></a></u></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>New Planning Applications of concern<br>Network Rail</b><br>A contractor applied to cut down protected trees at the station<b>. </b>We successfully objected. The background is that they wish to remove them in pursuit of building the new footbridge. We support the redevelopment and improved access to the station but the recent statement that the old footbridge will not return gives an opportunity to re-site the new bridge to be where the old bridge was. Network Rail has sought to dismiss this without any local consultation. We are pursuing a meeting with them to clarify.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Taplow Station <br></b>An application to build a Care Home on the Roots Smallholding site has been made (<span style='color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>18/00507/FUL)</span>. We have objected (attached) on the grounds that it would pre-judge the outcome of the emerging Local Plan and also prejudice the future creation of bigger parking facilities at the station.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Ellington Gardens<br></b>An application (<span style='color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>18/00456/FUL) to build two houses on a site here. The developer won the right for a single house on appeal earlier but has not done so. We object to it (attached) as being quite out of keeping with the Taplow Riverside Conservation Area in which it sits.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Dunloe Lodge, Mill Lane</span></b><span style='color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><br>Berkeley Homes have applied (</span>18/00317/FUL) to re-configure the reconstructed Dunloe Lodge as 9 apartments instead of the approved single mansion. We object as we see this as part of a concerted effort by the developer to exceed the strictures of the Supplementary Planning Document under which the development was approved. (Attached).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>We also note</b> that regrettably SBDC has approved the demolition of Silchester Manor on the Bath Road, a house of great local significance and stature, and has also had to approve a new access onto Rectory Road for 3 Saxon Gardens very close to the awkward turn in from Berry Hill.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Please make the effort</b> to send your own objections to SBDC. It takes 10 objections to get an application heard by the planning committee rather than officers. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Unitary Authorities - UA<br></b>You may be aware that the <span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222;background:white'>Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government</span> has announced that he “is minded” that Bucks should become a single Unitary Authority. Our belief that this a bad approach is shared (we believe) by most residents in the southern half of Bucks and by South Bucks, Chiltern and Wycombe District Councils. It is too large and combines areas with radically different social and business alignments. We support a two UA approach – South Bucks, Chiltern and Wycombe in the south, Aylesbury Vale to merge into the Milton Keynes UA.<br>You have until May 25th to make your view known. Mail to <a href="mailto:sajid.javid.mp@parliament.uk"><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>sajid.javid.mp@parliament.uk</span></a><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'> <br></span></u><span lang=EN-US>Both BCC and SBDC are holding Q&A sessions for councilors but not for the general public.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>Buckinghamshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan Proposed Submission Consultation<br></span></b><span lang=EN-US>For those interested, the consultation has been extended to 3<sup>rd</sup> May. Documents at: </span><a href="http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/MWLP"><span lang=EN-US>www.buckscc.gov.uk/MWLP</span></a><span lang=EN-US>, comments to: </span><a href="mailto:mineralswastepolicy@buckscc.gov.uk"><span lang=EN-US>mineralswastepolicy@buckscc.gov.uk</span></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>GWR</span></b></span><b><span lang=EN-US><br></span></b><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>You can now buy train tickets and hold them on your smart phone. Details at: </span></span><a href="https://www.gwr.com/about-us/media-centre/news/2018/april/use-your-phone-as-a-rail-ticket" target="_blank">https://www.gwr.com/about-us/media-centre/news/2018/april/use-your-phone-as-a-rail-ticket</a> <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:105%'>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:105%'>secretary@taplowsociety.org.uk</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%'> and we will remove you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>