Background Evidence Studies for Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions

Object

Representation ID: 19865

Received: 20/01/2009

Respondent: Beckley Parish Council

RURAL SETTLEMENT STRATEGY
Beckley & Four Oaks Village Appraisals
Find it troubling that they are treated as two villages. A lot of evidence sumitted in support of them being a single settlement.

Object

Representation ID: 19866

Received: 20/01/2009

Respondent: Beckley Parish Council

RURAL SETTLEMENT STRATEGY
Beckley & Four Oaks Village Appraisals
Dispute figures regarding current level of socially rented properties in village.
Query figure on pg 52 stating that 8.6% of housing stock is social housing. Suggest that 43 out of 134 dwellings in Four Oaks are social rented which represents 32% of stock.

Object

Representation ID: 19867

Received: 20/01/2009

Respondent: Beckley Parish Council

RURAL SETTLEMENT STRATEGY
Beckley & Four Oaks Village Appraisals
Query population figures for both villages. 2001 Census population figure for Beckley Parish is 950.

Object

Representation ID: 19868

Received: 20/01/2009

Respondent: Beckley Parish Council

RURAL SETTLEMENT STRATEGY
Beckley Village Appraisal
Dispute assertion on pg 8 para 5 that "Beckley enjoys a resonable range of services". Villagers feel that the parish is now poorly provided.

Comment

Representation ID: 19869

Received: 20/01/2009

Respondent: Beckley Parish Council

RURAL SETTLEMENT STRATEGY
Beckley & Four Oaks Village Appraisals
Additional info about employment opportunities submitted - a frozen food processing factory (Orchidwood Mushrooms) and an armaments factory (Manroy Engineering).

Comment

Representation ID: 19870

Received: 20/01/2009

Respondent: Beckley Parish Council

OPEN SPACE, SPORT & RECREATION STUDY and
RURAL SETTLEMENTS STUDY - Beckley Village Appraisal
The play area on the Recreation Ground was considerably extended and improved within the last seven years thanks to the Parish Council, we are confused by your statement that "a new play area should be a medium term (3 to 5 years) priority for Beckley"

Comment

Representation ID: 19871

Received: 20/01/2009

Respondent: Beckley Parish Council

RURAL SETTLEMENTS STUDY
Beckley Village Appraisal
Recent OFSTED reports on Beckley school have found that pupils leave the school below the national average in Maths, while they have entered the school at above average ability.

Comment

Representation ID: 19872

Received: 20/01/2009

Respondent: Beckley Parish Council

RURAL SETTLEMENTS STUDY
Beckley Village Appraisal
Note small scale allocation of affordable housing of up to 10 dwellings. We would be interested to be informed where and when you see this site being made available and who has made the decision that "developer's contributions should be used to facilitate a replacement play area".