Oundle Town Meeting Wednesday 24 th April 2019
Agenda • Report From Last Town Meeting • Police Update • District Councillor's Report • Oundle Town Council Updates • Fletton Field Update • Flood Warden Report • Q&A
District Councillors Rupert Reichhold Phil Stearn Jake Vowles County Councillor Annabel de Capell Brooke
OTC – Neighbourhood Plan
Neighbourhood Plan 30 Planned 312 Benefield Road 120 Cotterstock Road St Christopher’s Dr 45 10 Wakerley Close 50 12 45 Stoke Doyle Rd Miller’s Field Herne Road
ENC Local Plan 30 Planned 322 130 Benefield Road Possible 490-560 120 Cotterstock Road 0 St Christopher’s Dr 45 100 10 Wakerley Close 50 12 45 70 0 Stoke Doyle Rd Miller’s Field Herne Road
Site Selection • We do not have the money, or time, to defend our partially developed site strategy • There were three partially developed sites • Cotterstock Road • St Christopher’s Drive • Herne Road • All Sites could be developed by SA Rules • Process was to choose the best of the three.
Simplified Site Selection • Cotterstock Road • Poor road access past Primary School • No contribution to Town • St Christophers Drive • Poor road access and tree felling • No Contribution to Town • Herne Road • Poor Road Access down Herne Road • Major green space contribution to town • 2 Cricket Pitches, plus cycle ways and walking routes
New Neighbourhood Plan Benefield Road Planned 324 130 10 Wakerley Close 14 50 120 Stoke Doyle Rd Miller’s Field Herne Road
Pla lanned Activities From Nov • Obtain ENC Justification for Chosen Sites • ENC have accepted that there were serious errors in their site selection process. Process to be repeated • Bring Our Neighbourhood Plan into line with ENC expectations. We have to change ENC mind set, or change the plan • Partial site development strategy taken out of OTC Plan • Resubmit Oundle’s Neighbourhood Plan for Reg 14 consultation and vote • Repeat of Reg 14 not required. Plan now ready for submission to ENC
What we did • Took guidance from independent planning advisor • Partial site development, whilst not impossible has become risky • Completed updates based on Reg14 feedback • Revised site selection based on Sustainability Assessment
OTC – North Bridge
OTC – North Bridge We have Bollards, -quite wide -traffic flowing reasonably well -much better than the original plan
OTC – North Bridge …… but not everyone noticed
OTC – North Bridge. When will work start? • “We are currently aiming for the 2 nd week in July to start the works.” • “This is dependent on completing • access licence agreements • listed building consent • Environment Agency permit” “all of which are well on the way.” • “The designers/contractor is currently working on the preliminary design and should be with us in early May.” Quote from NCC Highways 16 th April
OTC – North Bridge • “We anticipate that the works will commence in the later part of the next financial year.” ie 2020. Dec 2018 • “We don’t have a firm start date yet but would like to be on site for June .” March 2019 • “We are currently aiming for the 2 nd week in July to start the works.” April 2019 NCC Highways Statements
OTC – Finances • Income • Precept £451,545 • Other £220,382 £671,927 • Expenditure • Staff & Office £264,365 • Properties £140,771 • Other £163,124 £568,260
OTC – Finances • Variances • NCC Services £60,000 • Grants £12,370
Queen Victoria Hall • Outstanding loan of £427,802 • OTC makes annual repayments of £22,793 • OTC also contributed £8,000 to running costs • Hire charge income of £13,125
Ideas for Town Plan Our vision is that Oundle remains a stunningly beautiful, thriving market town renowned for being a fantastic place to live and to work and a joy to visit
SAVE FLETTON FIELD
FLETTON FIELD’S TIMELINE 1899 1929 WW2 1973 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 2018 NCC Smith advertise sale 2019 s77 County Community Allocated to NCC called NCC Listed as ENDC refuse Brewery sold Public Inquiry for consultation Council use primary for VG submitted Community outline to Poor for VG development ownership allotments school applications planning Asset permission Union
UPDATES • “ Oundle Recreation and Greenspaces Group” • We would like to say thank you to you, the Town, for your unwavering support • Our Successes 2018/19 – Cotterstock Road field, has been secured under a long term lease – Our campaign continues to grow, and gain support to “Save Fletton Field. • We made a bid to NCC to purchase the field – generously supported by the Town Council and Oundle School • Reaching 80% of our funding goal • Increasing awareness and use of the field by wide range of Oundle people. • So what is next; – We continue to seek NCC to accept our bid to purchase and managed by and for Oundle people.
FLOOD WARDEN REPORT
EXERCISE BREWER – OCT 2018
EXERCISE BREWER • COUNTYWIDE EMERGENCY EXERCISE • FIRST USE OF FLETTON HOUSE AS AN EMERGENCY CENTRE • OUNDLE SCENARIO – EMERGENCY RESPONSES TO FLOODS IN THE TOWN AND EVACUEES.
EXERCISE BREWER • INVOLVED • BRITISH RED CROSS • MET OFFICE • COUNTY EMERGENCY PLANNING TEAM • OUNDLE SCHOOL DRAMA DEPT • POLICE AND FIRE • BBC RADIO NORTHAMPTON • CASUALTIES UNION • EMERGENCY WELFARE GROUP • FLOOD WARDENS • … AND PLENTY MORE
EXERCISE BREWER • IMPACT ON OUNDLE • LEAFLET DROPS – COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT • RECEPTION CENTRE – FLETTON HOUSE • 40 ‘CASUALTIES’ • EMERGENCY WELFARE GROUP • OTHER AREAS • THRAPSTON, WARMINGTON, BRIGSTOCK, CHELVESTON, DENFORD, GLAPTHORN, RAUNDS
EXERCISE BREWER • DEEMED A SUCCESS! • RECOMMENDATIONS • FLETTON HOUSE SUITABLE AS A MAIN BASE OF OPERATIONS AS WELL AS RECEPTION AREA. • CURRENTLY NOT ABLE TO TAKE EVACUEES FOR MORE THAN 12 HOURS. • NEED TO INSTALL SHOWER FACILITIES AND THEN WE HAVE A 24HR RECEPTION CENTRE. • DO NOT TRUST ACTORS!!
PATHFINDER II PROJECT • A FREE - FLOOD RISK AND MITIGATION INVESTIGATION • INCLUDED • VISUAL SURVEY OF THE SURFACE WATER CATCHMENT • REVIEW OF EXISTING FLOOD MAPPING AND DATASETS • IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION, MAINTENANCE OR IMPROVEMENT WORKS. • £3,000 GRANT TO SETUP A FLOOD KIT FOR OUNDLE
PATHFINDER II PROJECT • FINDINGS • RIVERS AND STREAMS – WE ARE WELL AWARE OF THE RISKS FROM THESE • SURFACE WATER – THIS WAS RELATIVELY NEW AND HIGHLIGHTED WHERE WE ARE AT RISK FROM LARGE AMOUNTS OF SURFACE WATER MAKING ITS WAY TO DRAINAGE AREAS. • UPDATED MAPS OF FLOOD RISK FOR THE TOWN, CAN BE VIEWED TODAY.
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