The Beadnell Parish Plan has been distributed. The main point, as earlier forecast, is the need for more affordable housing in the village, followed by the need to support businesses and balance the needs of residents and visitors.
Some of the good points are the recognition of:
- the need to involve the community in selecting affordable housing sites;
- the need to explore a variety of funding sources
- the need to work with others.
Some of the good points are the recognition of:
- the need to involve the community in selecting affordable housing sites;
- the need to explore a variety of funding sources
- the need to work with others.
But as with all parish plans, there’s a risk that the higher levels of Government will ignore them. One of the reasons for the lack of affordable housing in the area is the restriction on new homes forced on the planners by regional Government. There has to be an acceptance by the County Council and the Regional Authority that they should have to explain why local plans should be disregarded rather than having the automatic right to override them. As I’ve noted before, bottom up planning is usually most effective.
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