DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

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Autumn Footpath Walk: The walk will take place on Sunday 10th October at a time and venue to be agreed. We may be able to try somewhere different for this walk … possibly Scratch Wood and environs.
**************************************************************************************** Quiz Nite: On Saturday 16th October 2010 we are holding our regular quiz night starting at 7.30pm. Put this date in you diary and start arranging tables of 8 people. Details of the venue will be posted when we have booked it. **************************************************************************************** Winter Meeting: To be held on Thursday 11th October 2010 at 7.30 for 8.00 pm start – details to be posted. **************************************************************************************** STOP PRESS: Belmont Children’s Farm has opened. The Society would be interested to hear your views. ********************************************************************************** PLANNING:
The scheme for the development of Littleberries on the Ridgeway has been granted planning approval: Generally the Society supported this scheme as the existing buildings have been standing empty for long enough – and the longer they stand empty the more they deteriorate. The alterations to the listed buildings are quite sensitive and there is no sense of overdevelopment. All parking will be on site and so should not add pressure to the traffic problems of the Ridgeway. There are some new houses proposed to replace older buildings and details of these have yet to be seen.

DEVELOPMENTS:
Mill Hill East development site: The Developers have lost no time and a provisional scheme has already been prepared generally based on the area action plan proposals. The scheme has had a VIP viewing and public viewing of the exhibition has been advertised in the press. The web site they are using is www.millhill-east.co.uk and you can see the latest proposals there.  At our winter meeting the developer and his architect came along and gave our members a presentation of the scheme that has gone in for outline planning approval. The Society has made their comments on the planning application and whilst we feel the design is comprehensive, we still feel it is an overdevelopment of a suburban site on the edge of the Green Belt. If you have any constructive comments then please email them to millhilleast@inglisconsortium.co.uk. The only good thing so far is that the proposed opening up of Sanders Lane seems to have been avoided. The Society arguments against the recent application can be seen on our web site under Articles.

 

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