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The Campaign to

Keep Wimborne Green

 

What Can I Do?

 

1.      Print the following general Objection Letter and send it to one, several or all of the contacts listed below:

Letter in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format
Letter in Microsoft Word (DOC) format
Letter in Rich Text (RTF) format


See
Downloads  for details of downloading Word Reader (DOC) and Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF)

         For those who want to write to a number of the addresses below and know how to use Word Mail Merge, save both of the following documents to the same directory on your hard drive and then use Word to open the form letter and merge to printer filling in your name and address details when asked:

         Mail Merge Form Letter
Mail Merge Data File


If you have the time add some personal comment to the letter or better yet write your own detailing the reasons why this land should not be developed. As Don Wallace said at the recent public meeting "it makes more of a difference" if the letter is unique and personal.

2.      Email one, several or all of the contacts listed below. Write to the local and national press, let them know what you think.

3.      Keep in Touch with the Campaign

Send an email to our mail box
info@keepwimbornegreen.co.uk and you will receive up-to-date information about the campaign.

         Your email address will only be used to keep you informed of our campaign and will not be released to any third party.  Once the campaign has run its course for good or bad, or before if you request it, your email address will be deleted from our database.

4.      If you have not already done so sign up to be a consultee to the Local Development Framework (LDF). This just means you will be included in any releases of information about the LDF and may get a chance to influence future planning decisions.

Contact:                 Planning Policy
                             East Dorset DC
                             Furzehill, Wimborne
                             BH21 4HN

Tel:                        01202 886201
Email:                    forward.planning@eastdorset.gov.uk
Website:                 www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=338463

5.      Become a member of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England. They are spearheading resistance to unsustainable development in Dorset.

6.      Keep a written record of all animals and rare birds seen within the greenbelt areas to the North of Leigh Road and in the Burts Hill area, recording date and time seen and position within the fields e.g. west of Cutlers Place. Send these details to:

Dorset Environment Records Centre
Dorset County Library Head Quarters
Colliton Park
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ
Tel: 01305 228518

They are obliged to keep records and this could be useful if any development is planned.      

7.      Keep an eye on the local press and TV and review this web site regularly. The most up to date information will be on the Latest and Diary pages.

8.      If you live in the area surrounding either the Greenbelt land to the north of Leigh Road or to that in the Burts Hill area and have experienced flooding in your house or garden due to surface water or sewerage pleas contact us with the details. If you have suffered from subsidence please also let us know the details.

9.      If you have any old photographs of these Greenbelt fields which show interesting historic sites, old rights of way or ancient hedgerows please contact us. In fact any information you feel may help our campaign to save the greenbelt land from development please contact us.

10.     We need funds to pay for publicity, postage, stationery etc so if you would like to donate something to our fighting fund please send your cheque (made payable to Keep Wimborne Green) to the Treasurer:

         John Polkinghorn
11 Cedar Drive
Wimborne
BH21 2JQ

 

 

Contacts

 

The Government Department with overall responsibility for the Regional Spatial Strategy:

 

Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP

Department for Communities and Local Government

Eland House

Bressenden Place

London

SW1E 5DU

 

Website:                  http://www.communities.gov.uk/

 

 

Member of Parliament for North Dorset:

 

 

Mr. Robert Walter

Member of Parliament

House of Commons

London

SW1A 0AA

 

Fax:                        020 7219 2608

Tel:                         020 7219 6981

Constituency Office:

Tel:                         0845 123 2785

 

email:                     walterr@parliament.uk

Website:                  http://www.robertwaltermp.com/

 

 

Chief Executive of Dorset County Council:

 

Mr. David Jenkins

Chief Executive

Dorset County Council
County Hall
Colliton Park
Dorchester

DT1 1XJ

 

Email:                     chiefexecutive@dorsetcc.gov.uk

Website:                  http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=15778&contactid=4016

 

 

 

Chief Executive of East Dorset District Council:

 

Mr Alan Breakwell

Chief Executive

East Dorset District Council

Furzehill

Wimborne

Dorset

BH21 4HN

 

Fax:                        01202 849182

Website:                  http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=324426


Chief Executive of the South West Regional Assembly. The person responsible for the production of the South West Region’s Regional Spatial Strategy:

Mrs Bryony Houlden
Chief Executive
South West Regional Assembly
Dennett House
11 Middle Street
Taunton

Somerset
TA1 1SH

Fax:                        01823 425200

Email:                     swra@southwest-ra.gov.uk

Website:                  http://www.southwest-ra.gov.uk/


Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee:

Cllr S Flower
East Dorset District Council
Council Offices
Furzehill
Wimborne
Dorset

BH21 4HN.

Email:                     cllr.sflower@eastdorsetdc.gov.uk

Website:                  http://www.eastdorset.gov.uk/democracy/mem/details.asp?ID=12

 


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