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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Our Village Green Party</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> last weekend was a great success, especially as the weather properly obliged after some uncertainty. The Ox roast also warmed up after something of a “rare” offering early in the evening! A great thank you to Al Hill and the teams who make it all possible and apparently effortless, to the band and Caller who got you all up and dancing and to Andrew Findlay for his splendid new tables.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Back to normal and <b>the A4 is about to become seriously congested</b> as the Cycleway works approach towards the railway bridge, with traffic lights and one way working.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>South Bucks District Council</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, in partnership with Chiltern District Council, has finally published its new Local Plan for a six week review, terminating Friday 19<sup>th</sup> July.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>To make comments within the consultation there is a process that you have to register for. Details of this and the Plan itself are on the SBDC website at: <a href="https://www.southbucks.gov.uk/planning/localplan"><span style='color:blue'>https://www.southbucks.gov.uk/planning/localplan</span></a> <br>There is also a large number of documents held as an “Evidence Base”. This is the collection of information that SBDC has used to base the Plan on. There is also a “Sustainability Assessment” of the plan written by an independent company that supposedly audits the Plan to provide a view as to whether it has been done correctly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Key points for Taplow:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Taplow Riverside is to be taken out of the Green Belt. This means that it loses the automatic protection against development, leaving only the Conservation Area as protection.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Taplow Village is specifically identified as having “infilling” allowed. Previously its Green Belt status would have been a very strong protection against any development but the government’s overarching plan (the NPPF) allows this to be overruled for what are called Settlements in the Green Belt. Again, the Conservation Area status becomes the only protection.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The Taplow Neighbourhood Plan Area (aka Taplow Parish) is planned to have 431 houses built across the Plan period – to 2036. The number is not as bad as it might seem at first sight – the plan runs from April 2016 so the numbers include the Mill Lane development, some of Institute Road and other sites that already have planning permission. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>We are studying the plan in conjunction with Taplow Parish Council through the vehicle of our Neighbourhood Plan working group and taking some professional advice on various points. We have already found errors in the Plan, specifically relating to housing numbers within Taplow and are talking to SBDC about them. More information when we have it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>If you have comments by all means respond to the consultation (numbers do help) but also let us know your views so that we can develop a consensus of Taplow opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Heathrow (again)</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br>The latest consultation is underway. <a href="https://www.heathrowconsultation.com/consultations/"><span style='color:blue'>https://www.heathrowconsultation.com/consultations/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Events are at: <a href="https://aec.heathrowconsultation.com/events/"><span style='color:blue'>https://aec.heathrowconsultation.com/events/</span></a> with Maidenhead being 6<sup>th</sup> July 10 – 4 in the Nicolson Centre.<br>(The legal challenges raised by RBWM amongst others have failed).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Roger Worthington, Secretary HTS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>07787556309<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>