7.30pm
Wednesday 16th December 2009
at 
the "Golden Eagle " Howatt Road, Keresley Village
The Coventry Core
Strategy Examination has been completed and the Nuneaton
and Bedworth Core Strategy preferred option is due to be published
in February 2010.
At the meeting we were pleased to welcome Councillor
Andrew Burtenshaw the Cabinet Planning Portfolio
Holder for Nuneaton and Bedworth, Wawickshire County
Councillor Frank McCarney and the R.Hon.Mike
O'Brien MP for North Warwickshire and Bedworth.
Mike O'Brien said that like everyone else
he had been very surprised at the recent ECO TOWN proposal
for the areas to the north of Coventry and he had spoken
to the Minister about it...The ECO TOWN proposals were put
TO the Government BY Coventry Council and he had correspondence
to prove it. The Miinister John Healey told Mike that if
Coventry do not now want the Eco Town it will not go ahead....Despite
their political differences both Mike and Andrew agreed
that Nuneaton and Bedworth do not want an ECO TOWN or any
overspill from Coventry...
Regarding the Core Strategy Andrew only
took over the planning portfolio in August and he said that
Nuneaton and Bedworth Council had originally agreed to the
overspill number of houses AS A LAST RESORT (so it might
never have been needed)... However, when it became clear
that the overspill and Keresley Eco Suburb was to be among
the first building work, the decision was reversed (
See Nuneaton
and Bedworth website ). Nuneaton
and Bedworth Council then wrote to the Minister and made
strong submissions to that effect at the Coventry Planning
Inquiry....
Mike O'Brien said local people "don't like Coventry dumping 3500 houses
in our borough" and he was delighted that Nuneaton and Bedworth
Council had changed their decision.... Frank McCarney was
concerned that Ash Green, Keresley and Bedworth were down
to take more housing than Stratford-on-Avon and the impact
that would have on the major flooding problems already being
suuffered in the area...
Mike said that the Core Strategy
consultation process had been very poor and it would be worth
instigating a Judicial Review of the consultation process.
Both Mike and Andrew agreed to look at that option further.
Protests have been held outside the town
halls of both Coventry and Nuneaton & Bedworth as well
as other locations. For further information visit the Save
Coventry's Greenbelt news page. Please show your support
for the campaign by placing a copy of our poster in your window.
If you havn't had one through your door just click on the
image to the left to download one.
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