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Monday 23 January 2017

Invitation to attend the Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan event >>> Friday 27th January at Kennaway House

The Neighbourhood Planning process is moving forward: this Friday sees a big event to allow for invitees to engage with the steering group and consultants.

If you would like to attend, contact the NP steering group at: sidvalleyplan@yahoo.co.uk

As outlined by the SOS website:


“Define the Vision, Shape the Future” of the Sid Valley. Invitation to the Neighbourhood Plan event, this Friday (27 Jan) at Kennaway House

January 23, 2017 by sidmouthsid Leave a comment

As many towns and villages in East Devon are currently discovering , a Neighbourhood Plan (NP) promotes the best interests of the community, based on local people’s views, and local needs, and offers some protection against speculative development. Clyst St Mary NP is the latest one to be nearing completion, and the Sid Valley NP is well underway.

The Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan Steering group, who have been working on a range of issues during the past nine months, including

Built environment
Natural Environment
Housing
Transport
Community & Culture Young People
Economic Development
Port Royal Redevelopment

You are warmly invited to look at the results and ideas so far, and to give your feedback, at the next public event which takes place in Sidmouth on Friday this week. Details as follows:

“Define the Vision, Shape the Future” Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan Stakeholder and Residents Event


On 27th January 2017 at Kennaway House, Sidmouth EX10 8NG .

10am -5pm (Morning Session: 10.00 – 13.00 OR Afternoon Session: 14.00-17.00)
Refreshments and a buffet lunch will be provided. Please confirm attendance by the 23rd January 2017

For more information on the Neighbourhood Plan either go to the website http://www.sidmouth.gov.uk/neighbourhood-plan or contact Deirdre Hounsom on 01395 576736 or Tim Salt at Sidmouth Town Council offices.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The Context for Our Vision

The Sid Valley is comprised of four distinct but connected areas; the seaside resort of Sidmouth and the rural villages of Salcombe Regis, Sidford and Sidbury. The area has a wealth of Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian architecture which in Sidmouth, contributes to a high-status townscape of national significance. The town has a wide range of retail businesses, and offers high quality year- round accommodation of different types.

The area is renowned for its outstanding natural environment and quality of life for those who live and visit. It has a strong tourism sector which has the potential to grow and diversify. To meet the needs of our community the Sid Valley requires carefully balanced development providing suitable affordable housing for residents both young and old. Our vision through the Neighbourhood Plan promotes quality employment opportunities, revitalises tourism and connects people with what the Sid Valley has to offer.

Our Vision

Our vision is of a Sid Valley that maintains and promotes its rural coastal beauty and welcoming community, and advances its appeal to young and old through providing a vibrant diverse economy which supports a high quality of living, working and visiting.

This vision conserves and enhances our enviable picturesque location on the Jurassic Coast. It nurtures and promotes the ambience of our community to which both residents and visitors connect.

To realise our vision, our Neighbourhood Plan encourages changes which benefit our community; children and young people and families and older people and the economy.

Appropriate developments should complement and protect our natural environment whilst improving the existing built environment in our town and villages in both scale and character.

Development should reinvigorate the Eastern End of Sidmouth, known as Port Royal, to become a culturally vibrant centre for the community and visitors, incorporating facilities with links to the sea.

AIMS FOR THE EVENT

This event is designed to test he vision and explore the opportunities for change and improvement. Overall aims are:
· To inform people about and invite input to hone/develop the SG vision.
· To consult on the need and opportunity for development.
· To identify areas to improve and protect.
· To invite feedback on the Draft Place Analysis.
· To identify questions to wider public for the next stage of consultation.

TIMETABLE 

A three- hour workshop will run twice for two different sets of people; once in the morning followed by an afternoon session. In each session, there will be time for attendees to go to two 45 minute workshops.

Our Built environment (Housing Needs, Architecture) – Annabel Keegan CE
– How can the built environment better meet the needs of a multi-generational community?
– What design qualities should new development have inside the settlement boundaries?
– What special qualities should new development have if outside the boundary?

Our Natural Environment (Green Spaces, AONB land, Preservation) – Graham Cooper NP
– Which are the important views and physical connections to the landscape from the public spaces and streets in Sidmouth & Sidford, Sidbury and Salcombe Regis?
– Where could the boundary condition be improved with better visual and physical links to the countryside?
– Which boundaries could accommodate change with least impact?

Housing (Our needs for the next 15 years) – Michael Earthey NP
– What housing mix would be desirable for new sites?
– Is Building for Life a good standard to assess design quality – would any of the criteria need to be made more specific?
– What are the strengths and weaknesses of the design of recent development, what can we learn for this?

Transport (Park and Change, shared-use pathways) – Jon Tricker CE
– How can cycle links be improved across the town, what benefits could this bring?
– How can movement between residential areas and the town centre be improved and made more sustainable?
– How can the public realm in the town centre be improved over time?

Community & Culture, Young People (Arts, Festivals, Resources) – Deirdre Hounsom & Andie Miles
– How can the experience of Sidmouth as a destination in the Jurassic be improved for visitors and schoolchildren?
– How could the cultural offer of the town be extended through the seasons, what spaces/activities could support this?
– Are there any gaps in provision of social spaces for young people of different ages?

Economic Resilience (Maintaining a Thriving Economy) – Peter Murphy NP
– What types of employment space are needed over the next 15 years?
– What design guidance should the neighbourhood plan give for of the developers of employment space?
– How could development at Port Royal or improvements to the town centre or esplanade benefit economic resilience or development?

Sidmouth, Port Royal Redevelopment –Sophie Thompson CE
– What mix of uses would contribute to the vitality of the town centre?
– What are the important pedestrian and cycle links to the site, where could these be improved?
– What design guidance should be given to developers of this important site?


“Define the Vision, Shape the Future” of the Sid Valley. Invitation to the Neighbourhood Plan event, this Friday (27 Jan) at Kennaway House | Save Our Sidmouth

See also:
Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan Public Meeting on Friday | East Devon Watch
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