My report from the Home Farm stakeholder meeting
28 January 2010
Present: Anne Samme (development manager), Ken Matthews and Alan Bastable (CBC councillors), Lionel Cooper (Colts), Marjorie Cotton (Village hall Committee), Sheila Howe (Acorn), Janet Orchart (WI), Laurence Pollock (Cranfield Parish Council) and local residents, representatives of Persimmon and their architects, Woods Hardwick.
The initial meeting of this group took place at CBC offices at Chicksands, presided over by Anne Samme. She proposed and it was agreed that the meeting would be:
• Bi-monthly
• Held in Cranfield subject to facilities being available (Persimmon will consider helping with the cost)
• Minuted, with minutes publicly available
• Not open to the public due to capacity issues.
The Stakeholder Group will exist up to two years after the development is completed. It exists to consider the views of residents while the development is underway. Anne suggested that following partial construction, the group would seek membership from some of the new houses.
Gary Surkett of Woods Hardwick explained the eight ‘character areas’, which will make up the site. They vary in type and size of dwelling and the theme or focus (‘barn’, ‘courtyard’ etc).
Questions and discussions included the following topics:
• Need to agree spec and management arrangements for multi-use public building (hall, play group and library).
• Persimmon will provide rough estimates of how quickly they think development phases will roll out and Anne Samme will check triggers for Section 106 money/facilities.
• Martin Wright of Persimmon confirmed the pledge to use the charity land for construction of the main spine road and acknowledged the issue of discouraging a left turn out of the site into Lodge Road.
• Persimmon also stated that there would be safe public access to the site in the event of residents/local reps needing to raise issues about the construction processes.
Subject to ‘reserved matters’ applications clearing final hurdles Persimmon thought construction would begin later this year or early 2011.
Next meeting 18 March. Location TBC.
Laurence Pollock
(Please note that formal minutes will be prepared by Anne Samme)
31 January 2010
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