Parish Council 19 May 2010

Big discussion about Home Farm planning application last night. The biggest issue is some plots up close against Maple Way. Residents have already made their views clear to the PC and there is an on-going boundary dispute between them and Persimmon about land ownership. We want these plots shifted back.

We had a lengthy discussion about Persimmon proposals to reroute footpath 16 so that it runs through the new development - not between it and Maple Way. Residents of MW want it to remain where it is. I personally believe that if it does, it will attract anti-social behaviour like similar alleyways elsewhere e.g. Springfield Way/Lordsmead. It is no longer a public right of way across open land in the traditional sense. In the end we voted 4-3 for the original ('alleyway') route to be retained rather than supporting the proposed rerouting.

I asked central Beds councillors to look into delays by Amey in implementing the traffic calming proposals that have now been agreed.

Bike ride this morning - North Crawley, Folly Lane, Shire Lane (dead badger on the roadside), Nissan roundabout, bowstring road, back into Cranfield and through the Persimmon Expressway (previously Lodge Road).