Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

For local applications in Fenland go to FDC’s Website by Clicking Here

The Government says we can’t consider certain things when deciding a planning application. These are not ‘planning considerations’ and include comments relating to:

• loss of property value
• boundary disputes
• trade competition
• private matters between neighbours (e.g covenants, access rights or property damage)

You can comment about its:

• scale, appearance or design
• effect on the ‘amenities’ of local residents e.g disturbance, loss of light or privacy
• impact on the character of the area
• use, and whether it is appropriate
• impact on highway safety or parking
• impact on nature, conservation and trees. This includes the character and appearance in a conservation area
• effect on the special architectural or historic interest of a listed building
  You can comment even if it is not your application. 

  Making a comment

  Please view the application forms and plans on Public Access before making a comment. There may be a delay between the application being registered and the documents being uploaded.

  You can email comments to [email protected]. Alternatively, you can write to the Development Services team at Fenland Hall, County Road, March, PE15 8NQ.

  There is a time limit to receiving comments. It is at the Planning Officers discretion whether comments are accepted after 21 days of consultation.

A brilliant evening at Whittlesey Rotary’s Life Education Quiz. Eighteen teams competed for the shield held this year at the Indoor Bowls Complex .
It’s a lovely annual event to help over £1,300 funds for use in the local schools.
Our team didn’t do as well as previous years…..

RIP Ivy Leaf – Winners…

The last of Eastrea Village Pub(s) – there was at least 2 before…..
The Nags Head has planning permission for a village store, owner & workmen have
been on the site during this past week.

Retail entrepreneur Raju Goraniya bought the Nags Head at Eastrea

Nearby Coates building work has started on a Lincolnshire Co-op store and just down the road towards Whittlesey is the new(ish) Aldi.

A well attended evenings entertainment of black & white films about the Fens @ Coates Holy Trinity Church on Friday evening, money raised to help repair the church.
I did attend.

A small but steady flow of people passed by todays event at Peel House.
Citizens Advice had the most enquireries….

On the Agenda – Whittlesey – Football Foundation Playzones.

This report presents the opportunity to apply for grant funding to the Football
Foundation (FF) of approximately £375,000 to secure investment to construct
two PlayZone small-sided multi-sport pitches in Whittlesey and Wisbech.

1.2 The report seeks Cabinet approval to apply for the grant funding with an
expectation of support from grants from FCC COMMUNITY ACTION FUND
and Wisbech Town Board. However, it should be noted that if the additional
supporting grants were not available then the project would require alternative
capital funding of up to £62,500 per facility.

Manor Field
There remains a dilapidated synthetic pitch at the Manor Field.
Its current location is tucked away from people (natural surveillance) and CCTV
coverage and has leant itself to vandalism over the past decade. With the
future of the leisure centre uncertain at this time, it would be unwise to
propose a new PlayZone adjacent to the current buildings.
It is proposed that a PlayZone developed at the site sits close to the existing tennis and netball courts (already floodlit). Locations will be dependent on underground utilities
meaning putting the facility next to the existing play area is not possible.
Adding a PlayZone into this location in Whittlesey will further enhance the
central hub-like nature of the Manor Field and leisure facilities for the local
community.

The full report can be read in FDC’s Website by Clicking Here
Pages 63 to 92

If you would like to become a member of The New Queen Street Surgery – Patients Participation Group, please contact…..Irene Henson – [email protected]