After receiving an explanation – why Grass Cutting had been delayed – 7 Break-Ins this year alone at the Contractors ISS. The same happened last year with Break-Ins – Of course ISS should know better than to store their equipment where ‘nearly everyone’ knows it’s location.
Why don’t they have better security, surely if all this equipment has gone missing, either they take the cost or the insurance pays out, but I would imagine after so many Break-Ins I doubt if Insurance Companies would cover them.
Now comes the ‘Good bit’ – there are very tight contractual agreements in place and if the contractor can not meet their obligations – severe penalties exist – we wait and see if Grass maintenance improves- if not complain to either your Councillor or to FDC.
Next Housing & Planning, we have a Neighbourhood Plan under Fenland District Council, where primary housing developments has been identified.
Whittlesey TC are developing their own ‘Neighbourhood Plan’ but this still has to abide by FDC overall Plan and is still someway off being completed.
Whittlesey has (2) choices….
1/ Remain more or less as it is with plans already in place for between 1100 and 1,300 dwellings (including Villages) or
2/ Wait until The ‘Master Plan’ evolves to identify whether additional housing is required or indeed is needed.
If (2) identifies that in order for Whittlesey to ‘bid’ for a By-Pass – an additional 5,000+ dwellings are required, land needs to be identified to fulfil this plan.
The ‘only’ viable parcels of land is between Whittlesey and Peterborough/Cardea, whether this land would sustain 5,000 houses I don’t know.
What I do know is, generally in Peterborough’s expansion (3rd largest in England) – Infrastructure is placed in tandem with development (Ortons, Hampton and Cardea).
Infrastructure can be roads, schools, shops, health centres for example.
Knowing the ‘Whittlesey Effect’ – If a vast amount of ‘new’ housing were to be identified, I would be very surprised if ‘we’ got the Infrastructure/By-Pass in place before the housing was built…..Build first and maybe – just maybe (££££) a By-Pass may follow.
The answer surely if this was to happen we should be like Peterborough – Tandem the Building with the Infrastructure.
Our population has and is increasing without the means to address overall the issues it raises….that’s why I hope ‘The Master Plan’ and ‘Neighbourhood Plan’ will address head on – not wait 20 years for ‘something’ to happen.
Just read that Wisbech is to get 1,500 New Houses on the eastern Side.
To deliver this housing and a primary school could take between 8 to 15 years!
So Whittlesey – again – Don’t hold your breath…..
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