Hail Weston Playground, 2014
Photo credit: C. Redit
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CANCELLED
In line with current ‘social distancing’ advice the Parish Council have taken the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Parish Assembly. Contributors will be invited to provide a written update to be posted on this website.
St Neots Timebank is now open to all residents in the PE19 postcode area.
To find out more about the scheme of how to get involved look at the website: stneotstimebank.org.uk, phone 07590 909057 or email time.volunteers@outlook.com
No formal commitment or specialist skills required.
This month we have been active for 8 Years – join us to celebrate
7th March 2020
11am till 2pm
You are invited to join us at our Coffee Morning
at St Mary’s Church Hall, St Neots
Usual refreshments plus Birthday Cake
Entertainment with the ‘Merrymakers’
FREE entry, non-Members welcome
Parkinson’s UK are hosting a Walk for Parkinson’s at Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridgeshire on Saturday 28th September 2019, to raise awareness of the condition.
If at all possible could you help promote the walk through your social media channels, a newsletter, magazine or by printing the attached poster and displaying on a notice board?
You can find out more about the event here: https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/walkwalk19
LITTER PICK
Sunday 18TH February 2018
10am onwards
Equipment provided
Meet outside Royal Oak Pub
If you can spare an hour or so it is very much appreciated, and results in the whole village getting a tidy!
A hard copy of the new community directory has recently been delivered to every house in Hail Weston. It’s a single place to find useful information and contacts for various groups, services, businesses etc in Hail Weston. You can also find a pdf version of the directory on this site.
To request additions/ amendments please contact janesugars1@gmail.com.
Please note that the directory only includes businesses actually based in Hail Weston.
Dear Parishes,
You will have received notification that the Huntingdonshire Local Plan 2036 has moved to the next stage of preparation, known as the publication of the plan ( Regulation 19). Last Wednesday night Full Council endorsed the publication of the plan and the system will have sent emails to you all at 9am on Monday morning highlighting that there is now a 7 week period for all interested parties to make representations on the ‘soundness’ of the plan. The portal will be open from 9am on the 18th of December until 17:00 on the 5th February. The consultation has been extended from 6 weeks to 7 weeks to allow for Christmas and we are not ina position to agree any extension of time for the submission of comments given the very tight timescale of the Local Plan.
What is ‘soundness’?
The Local Plan is sound if it meets all of the ‘Tests of Soundness’. The Tests of Soundness are that the plan:
· has been ‘positively prepared’;
· is ‘justified’;
· is ‘effective’; and
· is ‘consistent with national policy’
What is ‘legal compliance’?
The Local Plan is legally compliant if the Council has followed all the relevant requirements set out in relevant planning law and regulations for the production of development plan documents. Legal compliance issues include:
· Whether the Local Plan is in the Council’s Local Development Scheme;
· Whether consultation has been carried out in accordance with the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement and meets the minimum requirements of relevant regulations;
· Whether the requirements of the relevant regulations, such as those relating to Equalities and Habitats, have been followed;
· Whether the requirements of applicable European Directives, such as the Habitats Directive, have been complied with:
· Whether a Sustainability Appraisal has been carried out assessing social, environmental and economic factors; and
· Whether the requirements of the Duty to Cooperate have been met. The duty to cooperate was created in the Localism Act 2011, and amends the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. It places a legal duty on local planning authorities, county councils and public bodies to engage constructively, actively and on an ongoing basis to maximise the effectiveness of Local Plan preparation in the context of strategic cross boundary matters.
What happens next?
The plan will be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate by at the end of March along with all representations received pursuant to the Plan.
Please note:
The service provider will be carrying out essential work to improve the reliability and performance of the Consultation Portal during the representations period. This work will, unfortunately, include a period when the portal is not available. This off-line period will start at 5pm on Friday 19 January 2018 and may last for up to 2 days.
The link to the Portal is attached – http://consult.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/portal/pp/hlp2036/lp2036_pro_sub
Following kind permission from the land owner a new permissive path has been opened.
The path entrance is opposite Bird Lane junction. The permissive path takes users away from walking alongside the B645 to walking within the hedgerow to join existing Right of Way towards Duloe.
