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1. Participate in the current public consultation on the Core
Strategy.
The consultation period will start on 4th October and will run for 12
weeks until 24th December 2010.
To be involved and have your say you will first have to register with East
Dorset District Council and you can do that by
emailing : policy.planning@eastdorset.gov.uk
or telephone 01202-886201 ext. 2422.
We would urge you to REGISTER NOW. Remember you cannot have your say
until you have registered.
If you do not wish to respond online and would prefer paper copies of the
Consultation papers they will be available at libraries, information
centres and council offices.
2. Participate in the SAVE OUR GREEN
SPACES campaign.
3. Write, Telephone or Email one, several or all of the
contacts listed below. Write to the local and national press, let them know
what you think.
4. Keep in Touch with the Campaign
Send an email to our mail box SheilaBourton00@googlemail.com
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.
5. Display
your support for the Campaign. Print off some stickers and display them in
your window/door/car.
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6. 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.
Keep Wimborne
Green has been told that the
Council intends to hold a Public Consultation in the autumn concerning
different options regarding sites for house building. Make sure you
participate and let the council know what you think.
Contact: Planning
Policy
East
Dorset DC
Furzehill,
Wimborne
BH21 4HN
Tel: 01202
886201
Email: forward.planning@eastdorset.gov.uk
Website: http://www.dorsetforyou.com/370987
7. Become
a member of the Campaign to Protect Rural England. They are spearheading
resistance to unsustainable development in Dorset.
Use the CPRE website to send a letter to Caroline Flint, the Housing Minister objecting to the 3
million new homes proposal. Click here
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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
13. Register
as a Keep Wimborne Green volunteer.
We sometimes need help delivering leaflets etc which won’t take up
much of your time but will help us a great deal. If you can help us in any
way please contact us at sheilabourton00@googlemail.com
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