Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

I have to say, somewhat surprised that the first weed control worked pretty well considering there had not been any done for nearly 2 years.

After a ‘lot’ of complaints from all over Cambridgeshire – Cambs CC decided to re-instate ‘Weed Control’

The 2nd Round is about to begin.

Coates 19th November
Whittlesey 7 & 8 November
Pondersbridge 19th November
Turves 19th November  

There is no listing for Eastrea.

I just wonder – When a developer comes along to build 247 houses, do they know the ‘real’ issues that a community is facing.
Do ‘they’ have a moral responsibility in their actions or are they in it to just make money.

I don’t know how many times I’ve used the word ‘travesty’ in several planning applications for Whittlesey.

Even taking out our latest ‘challenges’ of the KD Bridge and the B1040 Traffic Lights/Flooding, our road network has become much much worse having to cope with hundreds of extra housing that has already been delivered and of course many more to come.

Schools come under Cambs CC and there is a legal obligation to provide school places, maybe not always the school of choice.
Doctors and Dentists do not come under the same type of remit and are funded differently.

Did you know that NQS gets from the Government £107 per patient.

We are all fighting for the same things – daily some of us are dealing with these issues, we can not make excuses because there are none.
We rely on the hierarchy at much higher levels – alas very quiet from those in power.

Even when our MP Barclay wrote a letter recently about the possible expansion of waste being processed at Saxon Works – He got his facts wrong – someone didn’t feed him all the correct information -.

We soldier onwards and see what our town has to cope with next….

Perhaps remember my quote –
What Whittlesey Wants – It Usually Doesn’t Get.
What Whittlesey Doesn’t Want – It Usually Gets.

On watching the whole planning application F/YR23/0245 – Some of the Planning Committee (not Cllr Sennitt-Clough) have no issues with the traffic on the A605
They believe once the Ralph Butcher Causeway is repaired all will be fantastic.
They accept the historical issues of the B1040 flooding, CCC Highways were present at the meeting and they admitted the challenges of the A605 but said the cumulative effects did not warrant them to object.

This site was a none allocated site for development in the Whittlesey Local Plan.
The Planning Committee voted 4 to 1 to go with officer recommendation to approve the development. (Cllr Sennitt Clough – voted against the proposal).

F/YR23/0705  Again the site was a none allocated site for development – not in the Local Plan.

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Applicant explained it will be around 2 years to get all the permissions in place before the start of build – the build program could take at least 5 years.
249 Houses and No Pedestrian Crossing – Highways said there will be a refuge area for pedestrians.
The Planning Committee voted 4 to 1 to go with officer recommendation to approve the development. (Cllr Sennitt Clough – voted against the proposal).

From Cllr Barry Wainwright.

I would like to express my thanks to Councillor Sennitt-Clough for her efforts to hold back the rising flood of housing developments in Whittlesey today.

Though she put up a robust defence, she was unfortunately unsuccessful and was outvoted on both applications.

But, thank you for trying.

Best Regards,
Barry Wainwright

More details later.

When this came to FDC Planning, there were quite a number of objections, some planning related and some not.
I made strong representation on the fact that Vehicles speeding through that area was very high and the highest recorded was over 100mph.
Not against the development however ‘Highways’ had no issues (again) with the facts.

Sincerely hope that with the nearby school that enhanced speed checks are carried out
(I will ask).

Lincolnshire Co-Op are very community focused and have supported many organisations within the Whittlesey area.

Expected to be completed by Mid-2025

Much of what ‘Age Concern’ carried out previously are now being funded and carried out by ‘P3’ – I have met them for about an hour and they have a lot of resources available to them.

What does P3 charity do?
Our advice services are delivered from P3 drop-in centres (We call them ‘Navigators’) across the country, providing adults and young people with the right advice, information and guidance on a range of issues from housing, income, mental, physical and sexual health, as well as employment, education and training.

Available 3rd Wednesday – Monthly – 09:30 – 11:30 Whittlesey Library Hub.

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Boost for Fenland as new affordable homes are completed.

Photo caption : l to r, Councillor Samantha Hoy, Fenland District Council’s Portfolio Holder for Housing and town, district and county councillor for Wisbech; Sharon Forbes, Sustainable Travel Planning Manager from Smart Journeys at Cambridgeshire County Council; the Mayor of Wisbech, Councillor Sidney Imafidon; Elizabeth Froude, Chief Executive Officer at Platform Housing Group and Gerraint Oakley, Executive Director, Growth and Development at Platform Housing Group.

Editors Notes

• Platform Housing Group owns and manages more than 49,000 homes across the Midlands, with a portfolio that includes social and affordable rent and shared ownership houses. The group has G1 governance and V1 financial viability ratings from the Regulator of Social Housing and A+/A+ credit ratings from Standard and Poor’s and Fitch.