NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN STEERING GROUP

Hackleton Parish Council

Date:- 8^th April 2019

Time:- 7.00pm

Venue:- Liz Harrison Room – Hackleton Village Hall

Attendees:-

Cllr R Hawkesford (Chair)

Cllr Willmer

M Woolley

C Lloyd

G Youens

Apologies / Absences:-

Cllr Charteress

The Clerk

Item No.

OPENING PROCEDURES

NP/01/04/19

Apologies – No apologies had been received.  

NP/02/04/19

Declarations of Interest – There were no declarations of interest.

NP/03/04/19

Minutes of the Meeting 4^th March 2019 – Motion Agreed:- It was resolved that the minutes of the meeting 4^th March 2019 be approved.

Item No.

HPNP CONTENTS REQUIREMENT / REVIEW

NP/04/04/19

Grant Update – Members were advised that the Clerk was chasing Groundwork regarding the grant money underspend.  

NP/05/04/19

Green Spaces – Members ran through the green spaces identified to date and considered what further information was required to ensure they met the qualifying criteria for inclusion in the plan. Green spaces could be identified as a means of separating the villages; must be local to the community; special to the community for a number of reasons e.g. wildlife peculiarities; and local in character to the community. Spaces included the following:-

·         Longland Meadow;

·         Field to rear Spread Eagle Pub;

·         Playing Field;

·         Piddington Churchyard / Cemetery;

·         Horton House Cricket Club;

·         Land at corner of Brafield Road / Newport Pagnell Road;

·         Land on left hand side of Piddington Lane from Hackleton before brook;

·         Grassland and hedge line to the rear of the White Hart Public House;

·         Land around the Punch Tree;

·         Memorial Triangle;

·         Land in front of Chapel;

·         Land in front of Industrial Unit, Main Road, Hackleton;

·         Land in front of Church wall, Piddington, where bench sits.

Members agreed that as Horton Park was already listed it should not be included in this section of the neighbourhood plan. Further, that as Hampton Green and the St George areas were not yet complete it was not possible to identify and list green spaces but that within the plan acknowledgement would be made that green spaces within these areas would be identified using the criteria required and added to the plan in the future – a statement regarding the NRDA area would be sought and considered for inclusion in the plan.

NP/06/04/19

Village Character – Members had been working on identifying the buildings and unique characteristics of each area within the parish. Once all the details were gathered, it was agreed that maps would be created showing the characteristics of the area at a summary level. This would be backed up with selected photographs to illustrate. Whilst it was acknowledged that some residents did not want photos of their properties within the plan, it was agreed that % could be shown to indicate numbers of houses built in which period. Members would continue to carry out their research of each area.

With regard views and protected settings it was agreed that, along with already identified views and settings, the ridge and furrow fields overlooking Horton Church would be considered for inclusion as well as:- the view of the Victorian Farmhouse from the Cemetery; Rookery Farm Building; views from Preston Deanery towards Piddington; Hill Farm; & The Chapel. No views had been identified for Horton other than those across the fields towards Horton Church as any views were not publicly accessible. Horton was considered to be of more architectural significance as it was based on its domestic architecture rather than views or any specific dominant historic building.  

An archaeological report was awaited which may be considered for inclusion in the environmental section of the plan.

C Lloyd was plotting buildings / structures of historical importance on a map and putting together a key as to why they had been identified as such. 

NP/07/04/19

Environmental Issues – The parish was considered unique in that it was surrounded by areas of distinct wildlife. It was considered important to group issues particular to the area under distinct headings and also give a detailed explanation as to how the wildlife affected the parish and why the community should be protected in future regarding any potential development. It was agreed that identified wildlife should be supported and allowed to thrive and any development should promote environmental gain.

The promotion of more sustainable transport such as cycling was considered but agreed this would form part of the traffic element of the plan.

Item No.

CLOSING PROCEDURES

NP/08/04/19

Members discuss the next steps and timetable forwarded by the Consultant and agreed to work towards the dates provided but to also ascertain the requirements of the consultation.

Date of next informal working party would be April 26^th 2019

Date of next formal meeting – Monday 13^th May 2019