Following
the rejection by the Inspector of the draft Vale of Aylesbury Plan in January,
work has started on a new Plan, which will be known as Vale of Aylesbury Local
Plan (VALP). This will include the overall strategy for the District, alongside
site allocations (where needed), and development management policies.
A new Local Development Scheme (timetable) for the new Local Plan has been published and may be seen on the AVDC website at http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/planning-policy/vale-of-aylesbury-local-plan/
Meanwhile the Adopted District Local Plan (AVDLP) of 2004 remains the development plan for assessing planning applications in the district.
Claydon House
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Claydon House Gardens
Friday, 30 May 2014
Broadband upgrade coming to the Claydons
The Connected Counties
programme is targeted with making fibre broadband available to over 90% of
homes and businesses in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire by April 2016. The programme is being funded jointly by
both Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire County Councils, the Local Enterprise
Partnerships for each county, BT and the Government’s Broadband Delivery UK
team (BDUK).
Fibre broadband uses fibre
optic cable for at least some of the link between the customer and the
exchange.
It is much faster and more
reliable than traditional broadband (known as ADSL) delivered via copper
telephone lines.
The programme aims to ensure
that everyone has access to a minimum of 2 Mbps broadband speeds by March
2016. Steeple Claydon and Winslow exchanges are included in phase 3
of the programme, with survey work starting in June 2014 to identify
places for the new fibre cabinets. Subject to these survey results, engineering
upgrade work will follow and a new fibre cabinet will be installed near to the
existing green cabinet.
Roads, pavements and cycle paths
Roads and Pavements
There is around £19m in
the County Council's capital budget this year for road repairs (an increase on the last 3 years)
enabling the reduction of the maintenance
backlog to continue this year.
There is £ 1.7m in the
budget this year for pavement repairs.
New Cycle Path Winslow to Buckingham
The capital funding for
this (around £ 500k) is included in the Bucks Thames Valley Local
Economic Partnership's capital bid to the Government's Local Growth Fund
and the outcome should be known in
July. Details can be seen in the BTVLEP strategic economic plan (p73) at the following link:http://buckstvlep.co.uk/interesting-stuff/research-reports
At the same time, Bucks County Council is bidding for revenue funding to the Local Sustainable Transport Fund: details can be seen here:http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/environment/sustainability/local-sustainable-transport-fund-2015-2016/
This is a fund designed to encourage a shift to more sustainable forms of transport.
Both bids are linked to the opening of the new Winslow station, projected for 2019.
July. Details can be seen in the BTVLEP strategic economic plan (p73) at the following link:http://buckstvlep.co.uk/interesting-stuff/research-reports
At the same time, Bucks County Council is bidding for revenue funding to the Local Sustainable Transport Fund: details can be seen here:http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/environment/sustainability/local-sustainable-transport-fund-2015-2016/
This is a fund designed to encourage a shift to more sustainable forms of transport.
Both bids are linked to the opening of the new Winslow station, projected for 2019.
East West Rail update
East West Rail
On 30th April Network Rail
published their delivery plan for East West Rail.
The Network
Rail plan proposes delivery of East West Rail in two phases. Phase 1 will
deliver the infrastructure required for Chiltern Railways services between
Oxford and London via Bicester as well as the works required for the later
introduction of East West Rail services west of Bicester.
Phase 2,
which is at an earlier stage of development, will deliver the EWR works east of
Bicester to Bletchley and Bedford, including the Aylesbury to Claydon Junction
line within this five-year period ending March 2019.
Work
involves upgrading the Bicester Town to Bletchley and Claydon Junction to
Aylesbury freight line for passenger services; building a new station at
Winslow; building new high level platforms at Bletchley Station and minor
upgrades to the existing Bletchley to Bedford passenger railway.
On
completion, the railway will provide:
- An hourly passenger service between
Milton Keynes and Oxford via Winslow (which may continue to Didcot Parkway and
Reading)
- An hourly passenger service between
Milton Keynes and Aylesbury via Winslow (which may continue to Princes
Risborough, High Wycombe and Marylebone)
Energy From Waste Incinerator update
Energy From Waste Incinerator Greatmoor
Farm
Phase 1 works on the
Greatmoor EfW site continue to progress, including piling, concrete
foundations, installation of site drainage and work on the road network around
the facility.
The timelapse camera
continues to provide half-hour update photographs at: http://fccenvironment.reachtimelapse.co.uk/greatmoor/
As Chairman of the
community liaison group which meets every 3 months I have ensured that the
concerns of local villages re traffic, impact of construction vehicles,
compliance with planning conditions and environmental concerns relating to the
incinerator design are addressed by FCC management.
The A41 access road and roundabout
works are progressing with completion scheduled for August 2014.
With the opening of the
access road all construction and landfill traffic should be entering the site
via the A41
and the Brackley Lane
entrance will be closed. This should reduce the impact of HGVs going through
the Claydons.
The Shipton Lee Railway
Bridge repairs have been completed and the road reopened.
Work of laying the
electric cable to connect with the East Claydon substation will begin in the
autumn. A map
of the cable route has
been published; it passes via open land to the south and east of Botolph
Claydon.
High Speed Two update
High Speed 2
We have reached the stage
of petitioning the Hybrid Bill which received its second reading in the Commons
on 28th April. Petitioning
is a final chance of influencing the project and securing improvements.
The petitioning deadline
was the 23rd May. Petitioners
will be invited to attend the HS2 Select Committee – the timetable is yet to be
announced.
The Bucks County
Council petition can be seen on the 51m group website at http://www.51m.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/BCC-Petition-FINAL-BCC.pdf
The
AVDC petition will be published on the council’s website shortly.
AVDC’s petition will pick up on noise issues, construction
related matters, ecological and heritage concerns. Bucks
County Council’s petition focuses on route-wide and strategic issues, including
highways, waste disposal, and ecological issues.
Key requests
relating to this area:
a) Sustainable placement (spoil dump) at Calvert
-
consider
whether the waste material could be put to alternative uses in the vicinity
(e.g. the incinerator site)
b) A Country Park in the Vale of Aylesbury
-
provision should be made for a country park
(and an endowment for its future maintenance and management) in the vicinity of
the IMD
c) Mitigation for the impacts from the
Infrastructure Maintenance Depot
-
deliveries
of larger and bulkier goods and materials to the IMD should be made by rail
both during the construction stage and when in operation;
-
a
traffic routing scheme should be implemented that takes into account the environmental
impacts of traffic as well as traffic movements;
-
night
time deliveries to the site, both during the construction stage and when in operation,
should be minimised;
-
lighting at the site should be low-level, designed
to minimise light-spillage, or activity-initiated;
-
the open brook that will be removed during
construction should be reinstated after the temporary railhead has been
removed.
d) Impact on East West Rail
-
ensure
that the implementation of East West Rail will not be delayed or its subsequent
operation affected unduly or unreasonably by the construction or operation of
the works to be authorised by the Bill
-
ensure
that a station is provided (either by building it or funding it) on the East
West Rail line at Steeple
Claydon, to serve the IMD and surrounding communities.
Thursday, 1 May 2014
Closure of AVDC offices in Winslow and Buckingham
Aylesbury Vale District Council is making changes to the way residents can access its services in Buckingham and Winslow.
The changes reflect the significantly reduced demand for a face-to-face service as more residents use the council’s website or contact staff by phone and email.
There has been a steady decline in the number of people using the council’s area offices, with both offices most recently having less than 12 customers visiting for non-payment related AVDC enquiries per day.
With lowering demand for a face-to-face service and as part of a drive to deliver more efficient and cost-effective services, the council will no longer be providing customer access points in Buckingham and Winslow.
The council will stop its AVDC service at Winslow Library on 19 May and at the Buckingham Centre on 30 May. Customers are advised that the Buckingham Centre will remain open and will continue to offer its other services, it is only the AVDC service that is withdrawing.
Councillor Pam Pearce, Cabinet Member for Community Matters, said: “The way people access council services is changing and people tend to prefer contacting us either by phone or using our online services. It is clear from the visitor figures that maintaining face-to-face customer services in Buckingham and Winslow is not efficient or cost effective. Although there will be much more of an emphasis on self-service, we will continue to offer face-to-face support at our Gateway offices in Aylesbury to anyone who needs it.”
The service offered to Aylesbury Vale residents will not be affected. Customers will be encouraged to visit the AVDC website www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk as a first point of contact, giving 24 hour a day instant access to information about its services. For the small number of issues that can’t be addressed online or for those people without internet access, staff are easily contactable via telephone on 01296 585858.
If a query cannot be resolved by phone or email, the customer will be offered an appointment to see an officer at The Gateway in Aylesbury. Customers who have not made a prior appointment and visit The Gateway to see an advisor will be directed to the self-service area to contact the appropriate service or access information via the AVDC website.
For the few people who may find it difficult to visit Aylesbury, some AVDC services may offer a local surgery or, where appropriate, arrange a home visit. In addition, there will be free access to a computer and telephone at Buckingham CAB in Wheeldon House, Market Hill, Buckingham. For more information on this please visit our website www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/move
Payments can still be made at all shops with the Paypoint sign or at post offices. A list of locations is available at www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/wheretopay . Documents or paperwork can also be dropped off at The Gateway. Some services have pre-printed envelopes available for customers to use, offering reassurance to those often submitting personal information.
For more information about the changes to face-to-face services, visit www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/move
The changes reflect the significantly reduced demand for a face-to-face service as more residents use the council’s website or contact staff by phone and email.
There has been a steady decline in the number of people using the council’s area offices, with both offices most recently having less than 12 customers visiting for non-payment related AVDC enquiries per day.
With lowering demand for a face-to-face service and as part of a drive to deliver more efficient and cost-effective services, the council will no longer be providing customer access points in Buckingham and Winslow.
The council will stop its AVDC service at Winslow Library on 19 May and at the Buckingham Centre on 30 May. Customers are advised that the Buckingham Centre will remain open and will continue to offer its other services, it is only the AVDC service that is withdrawing.
Councillor Pam Pearce, Cabinet Member for Community Matters, said: “The way people access council services is changing and people tend to prefer contacting us either by phone or using our online services. It is clear from the visitor figures that maintaining face-to-face customer services in Buckingham and Winslow is not efficient or cost effective. Although there will be much more of an emphasis on self-service, we will continue to offer face-to-face support at our Gateway offices in Aylesbury to anyone who needs it.”
The service offered to Aylesbury Vale residents will not be affected. Customers will be encouraged to visit the AVDC website www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk as a first point of contact, giving 24 hour a day instant access to information about its services. For the small number of issues that can’t be addressed online or for those people without internet access, staff are easily contactable via telephone on 01296 585858.
If a query cannot be resolved by phone or email, the customer will be offered an appointment to see an officer at The Gateway in Aylesbury. Customers who have not made a prior appointment and visit The Gateway to see an advisor will be directed to the self-service area to contact the appropriate service or access information via the AVDC website.
For the few people who may find it difficult to visit Aylesbury, some AVDC services may offer a local surgery or, where appropriate, arrange a home visit. In addition, there will be free access to a computer and telephone at Buckingham CAB in Wheeldon House, Market Hill, Buckingham. For more information on this please visit our website www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/move
Payments can still be made at all shops with the Paypoint sign or at post offices. A list of locations is available at www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/wheretopay . Documents or paperwork can also be dropped off at The Gateway. Some services have pre-printed envelopes available for customers to use, offering reassurance to those often submitting personal information.
For more information about the changes to face-to-face services, visit www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/move
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Steeple Claydon spire seen through oak trees
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Map of Claydon Station
Meeting our local PCSO
Supporting our local businesses
With anti HS2 campaigners in Calvert