DRAFT village plan @ 16 May 2018

SOUTHWICK’S NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN

THREE -WEEK CONSULTATION PERIOD

MAKE SURE TO HAVE YOUR SAY

Southwick’s Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) is really beginning to take shape. So far the Steering Group have delivered the following:

Scoping Research –provides an array of factual material on topics such as education, employment, services, amenities and ecology, etc.
Housing Needs Survey – outlines the type and volume of additional housing needed locally.
Landscape Gap Survey – required to help ensure Southwick retains its village identity.
Site Selection Reports –based on Wiltshire Council’s Strategic Housing and Economic Land Assessment process.

It is important to stress that no decisions have yet been made on sites being put forward for possible housing development.

Given Southwick’s village status within the Wiltshire Core Strategy, it is unlikely that very large sites will be acceptable. However, it is possible for interested parties to put forward alternative sites of appropriate scale for inclusion into the plan, providing they can provide an accurate site map and written proof of availability. Email: southwickvillage@gmail.com or contact 07818870098.

All of the documents can be viewed online at: http://www.southwickwilts.co.uk/southwick-village-neighbourhood-plan.php Hard copy documents can be viewed at Southwick Baptist Chapel and Southwick Village Hall.

It is now time to invite the community to comment and become involved by making their own suggestions..

The Steering Group has prepared a simple Questionnaire for you to complete which will be distributed in hard copy from Friday 18^th May.

The Questionnaire will also be available online at: (https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/D2GTTQZ).

The Questionnaire gives you the chance to say what you like about Southwick and what you would like to change or improve.

The Steering group welcomes all comments on the Vision Statement and Objectives.

From the 1^st June, there will be a three-week Consultation Period, which will include a series of Public Consultation Events.

Consultation Events will be taking place at Southwick Baptist Chapel, Wynsome Street, on:

Friday 15^th June 18:30 – 20:30,

Saturday 16^th June 14:00 – 16:00 and

Sunday 17^th June 16:30 – 18:30.

The three-week Consultation Period ends Friday 22^nd June 2018. There will be other consultation events during the process, but it is important that you give us your views as early as possible.

Kind regards,

Southwick NDP Steering Group.