Plans for Port Royal: anticipating a Regeneration Board >> Scoping Study consultation >> have your say!

The consultants have produced preliminary results of their researches and have now published them under the auspices of the Town and District Councils:
Futures Forum: Plans for Port Royal: anticipating a Regeneration Board >> Scoping Study consultation >> proposals now available

They have presented these to the Scoping Study's 'reference group':
Futures Forum: Plans for Port Royal: anticipating a Regeneration Board >> Scoping Study consultation >> "People have been pleased that the Councils had not leapt ahead with detailed plans or designs and were not presenting the initial findings as a fait-a-compli."

And they will be producing a final report, once the on-line survey is complete at the end of the month:
Port Royal Consultation Online July 2017
Futures Forum: Plans for Port Royal: anticipating a Regeneration Board >> Scoping Study consultation > 'this is not what we expected'

- and once the Neighbourhood Plan has submitted the results of its questionnaire:
Futures Forum: Neighbourhood Plan: final household survey launched > and the Port Royal Scoping Study

There are still opportunities, then, for the public to have its say - as reported by Save Our Sidmouth today:


Sidmouth seafront: improved or defaced by councils’ Port Royal plans? 

NOW is the time to make your views known

July 12, 2017 by sidmouthsid Leave a comment

East Devon District Council (EDDC) and Sidmouth Town Council (STC) have progressed their joint Port Royal Scoping Study, to produce a single option for public consultation. As suggested in our most recent posts, the redevelopment proposed has caused controversy, with heavy criticism on planning grounds and on unsuitability. Various letters to the press have been copied to SOS, and will be posted on this website, for your information.

Two new web pages describe the situation, and include thought-provoking photomontages :
http://drillhall.rescue.historic-sidmouth.uk/port-royal-regeneration-consultation
and
http://drillhall.rescue.historic-sidmouth.uk/port-royal-regeneration-consultation-photomontages

Local resident, Mary Walden-Thill, warns, ” The first meeting of Sidmouth Town Council after the Survey closes, is on the 14th of August. It is very likely that they will make their decision on the redevelopment at this meeting. Once the decision is made the ‘gateway’ closes and it will be extremely difficult to reconsider, it may even require a legal appeal.” ( The Terms are very clear … see http://drillhall.rescue.historic-sidmouth.uk/scoping-exercise .)

Many agree with her that there seems ” no reason why the area could not be improved without resorting to a huge block containing apartments ” , and are questioning why the consultation only offers one option.

NOW is the time to let your Councillor representative(s) know your views, by

a.contacting them directly . STC contact details from the council website are listed below, for your convenience.

and b. completing the brief public consultation survey still open online until 5pm on 31st July 2017, at this link http://eastdevon.gov.uk/port-royal-consultation/

Sidmouth Town Councillors
Chairman IAN MCKENZIE-EDWARDS, Sidford Ward, ijsmck_ed@hotmail.co.uk
Deputy Chairman John Dyson, South Ward, jdyson@eastdevon.gov.uk
Ian Barlow, Salcombe Regis Ward, wootans@aol.com
David Barratt, Salcombe Regis Ward, davidbarratt@btinternet.com
Sheila Kerridge, West Ward, martin.kerridge@btinternet.com
Jack Brokenshire, Sidford Ward, patandjack42@hotmail.co.uk
Louise Cole, West Ward, louisecolesidmouthtowncouncil@outlook.com
Kelvin Dent, South Ward, kelvinrdent@gmail.com
Michael Earthey, North Ward, michael.earthey@tesco.net
John Hollick, Sidbury Ward, john.hollick@uwclub.net
Stuart Hughes, North Ward, stuart.hughes@devon.gov.uk
Gareth Jones, Sidbury Ward, tgjones46@gmail.com
Marc Kilsbie, East Ward, marc-sidmouthtc@hotmail.com
Dawn Manley, North Ward, dawn.manleytownc@gmail.com
Frances Newth, East Ward, fnewth@icloud.com
Simon Pollentine, Primley Ward, simon_sheelagh_simon@tiscali.co.uk
John Rayson, West Ward, johnwrayson@btinternet.com
Jeff Turner, Primley Ward, jeffreyturner391@btinternet.com
Paul Wright, South Ward, paul_wright_sidmouth_town_council@hotmail.com


Sidmouth seafront: improved or defaced by councils’ Port Royal plans? NOW is the time to make your views known | Save Our Sidmouth
.
.
.