Barbara Maloney

New parking and traffic control measures in Cirencester

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Gloucestershire County Council has been working in partnership with Cirencester Town Council to deliver the improvements and they will come into effect from Thursday 4 April.

The proposals were formed through feedback received in informal engagement exercises in 2021 and support from the town council.

The plans include extra parking bays in the town, along with additional yellow lines and restricted parking areas to ensure there is regular turnover of parking spaces, providing better short stay access to shops and businesses in the town centre.

Other measures include additional pay and display facilities in Castle Street, Dyer Street and Cricklade Street which have a two hour maximum stay, with no change in parking charges, but which allow a 20 minute free period for very short-term visits, for example picking up a prescription.

There are additional and amended disabled bays with a maximum three hour stay to protect kerbside space for blue badge holders.

Additional or amended loading bays are also included in Castle Street, Dyer Street and Cricklade Street, along with a motorcycle bay and amended taxi bay in Market Place.

Cycle parking is available in Cricklade Street near its junction with Market Street and there will be a reduction in time of waiting/loading restrictions from 8am to 6pm.

More information on all the measures being introduced are available to see here.

GCC Hwys Advises Rolling Road Closures – Various Roads Affecting Cherington

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GCC Highways has advised the Parish Council of a schedule of rolling road closures across the District, affecting Cherington Parish. These are scheduled to start from 4 March and be completed by  31 October 2024.

Please view the Sealed Notice and Schedule below for details – these documents will open in a new window.

Sealed Order  re Temporary Road Closures

Schedule of Road Closures

CDC Consultation on Local Plan – Deadline Extended – Have your Say!

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Cotswold District Council has extended the deadline for public comment on the changes to the Local Plan that they are proposing. The consultation has been extended by two weeks and will now end on Sunday 7th April 2024.

Please read the letter from CDC below which includes information re the “Masterplan’ consultation as well.

Letter from Cotswold District Council
re extension of timeframe for consultations

Cotswold District Council is updating parts of the Local Plan

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Cotswold District Council is updating parts of the Local Plan. The Consultation on the changes runs from 1st February to 24 March 2024.

Cotswold District Council (CDC) is updating its adopted Local Plan to make it “Green to the Core”. The adopted Local Plan covers a period from 2011 to 2031. At the same time, the council is also considering development needs up to 2041 and options for how these may be delivered.

Councillor Juliet Layton, Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulatory Services at CDC writes:

“As the planning authority we are legally bound to plan development and the infrastructure to support it. If we don’t take control the development industry will do it for us, and this means far less say in the type and location of development and infrastructure. Taking part in this and future consultations means that residents get a say in where that development goes and what it should contain.

This current consultation is a Local Plan Regulation 18 consultation, which means it is an early-stage consultation. The next stage will present a draft plan that the council intends to submit to the government’s Planning Inspectorate for Public Examination. It builds on responses we received in 2022 to the ‘Issues and Options’ consultation and also responds to changes in national guidance and new studies and appraisals undertaken to inform the Local Plan Update.

This consultation has three important elements, including proposed locations for future growth. We need to deliver 7,400 new homes over the next 15 years. This sounds like a lot, but we have already granted permission for a good number of these homes, however, we estimate that land needs to be identified for a further 3,300 homes.

The consultation consists of:
• updated Local Plan policies;
• A vision, objectives and development strategy topic paper that starts the process of how the council addresses development needs to 2041;
• A Call for Sites that invites people to indicate available land that can deliver development needs up to 2041. This can include land for housing, employment, renewable energy, green spaces, nature, etc.
• An ‘initial ideas’ consultation document that starts the process for developing a Framework Masterplan for Cirencester Town Centre.

I must stress, however, that we are at the very beginning of the process, and nothing has yet been decided.

We would appreciate your support in helping to make this consultation a success by sharing the information in your local communities and businesses.

I urge all residents to take part in this important consultation and help to shape the future”.

If you have any queries, please contact the Forward Planning Team at Cotswold District Council on Tel: 01285 623000 or email: local.plan@cotswold.gov.uk

 

Cirencester Town Council’s Neighbourhood Plan – Consultation Open Now

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Cirencester Town Council’s  Neighbourhood Plan is now open for 6 weeks of public consultation from 1 February to 17 March 2024

Cirencester Town Council’s Neighbourhood Plan is moving forward, with a planned six-week public consultation (known as Regulation 14), where they ask for your opinion on the proposed 38 policies, which address issues such as environment, heritage, community, access, movement, streets, spaces, town centre and local economy.

Visit https://cirencesternbdplan.commonplace.is/ to read about the proposed vision, aims and objectives and planning policies and to respond online to quick emoji response questions about each policy and section of the draft Plan. You’ll also have the option to provide comments and ask questions.  

You are also invited to come along to an event on Thursday 22nd, Friday 23rd or Saturday 24th February, at the Winstone Learning Centre, Corinium Museum, Park Street, Cirencester GL7 2BX where you can see an exhibition on the proposals and presentations on the Thursday and Friday by our Consultant, Feria Urbanism.

For background information on the process to date please visit the Neighbourhood Plan Website.