Draft Area Action Plan - CONSULTATION HAS NOW
ENDED
This is the second draft of the AAP. In July 2008 the Council
published an Issues and Options version of the AAP which presented
a number of issues which the Council felt it would need to address
to ensure the long term success and regeneration of the Town
Centre. Alongside these issues a number of options were also
presented as possible solutions to issues in the Town Centre. Many
representations were received which have been used in preparing
this Draft AAP. The Draft AAP has developed significantly since the
Issues and Options version and now provides detailed policy wording
specifically designed to deliver the vision the Council has for the
Town Centre. This does not mean that the policies and proposals in
this AAP are fixed, we are still welcoming views on every element
of this document.
A public consultation period is now open and will run
from 21st January 2011 until 15th April 2011,
allowing anyone who wishes, to get involved with the District's
planning process.
To view the Draft Town Centre Area Action Plan in full and
supporting documents please click on the links below:
How can I get involved?
The preparation of the Town Centre AAP has been progressing for
some time and you may already have been involved in earlier
consultation periods. There are still opportunities for you to be
involved.
This is not the final version of the AAP , therefore there is
still the flexibility to put forward alternative options for any
part of the document. Indeed, as the process of plan preparation is
an evolving process you may make alternative suggestions to the
plan but this should be based on a fully reasoned justification for
doing so.
The Town Centre AAP was published on Friday 21st
January 2011 and the consultation period will run for 12 weeks. We
will need to consider all of your comments before a final published
AAP can be issued and therefore if you have any comments they must
be received by the District Council by 5pm on Friday
16th April 2011.
You can send us your comments on what you think about the
contents of this document and the proposed policies using the
response forms. You can fill in the online
response form or a Microsoft
Word
or PDF
version of the form can be downloaded which you can
complete electronically and return via email, post or fax using the
details below:
The Strategic Planning Team
Planning and Environment Services
The Council House
Burcot Lane
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B60 1AA
Email: ldf@bromsgrove.gov.uk
Tel:
01527 881281 / 1328
Fax: 01527 881313
You can find out more by:
- Attending the drop- in events at the Council House which
will be held on 14th February 10am-5pm and
17th February 4-8pm
- Attending exhibitions to be held in the Dolphin Centre and at a
High Street shop
- Visiting the Customer Service Centre (in the Dolphin Centre),
the Council House reception in Burcot Lane and in local
libraries
- Contacting a member of the Strategic Planning Team using the
details mentioned above
What happens next?
Bromsgrove District Council will carefully consider all
representations received and where appropriate, the plan will be
amended into the submission version. In due course the final
version of the plan will be submitted to the Secretary of State and
the submitted document will be made available for another
consultation period, during which time formal representations can
be made and final changes made to the document.
The submitted document will then be considered at an Examination
in Public to be conducted by an independent Inspector who will
determine whether the plan is sound and consistent with national
policy. Currently changes are being considered for the structure of
the planning system and with the introduction of the Localism bill,
the implications of which and any significant changes will be
explained in subsequent editions of the AAP.
It is envisaged that a phased development and construction
programme will be included in the submission version of the AAP,
with major physical works likely to commence in 2012, although
other schemes may well be able to be implemented prior to that.
The views and opinions of local people, organisations
and businesses are vital to this consultation process, so please
get involved!
