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Buckden Roundabout
February 2020
Buckden Parish Council
Buckden Parish Council News...
Climate Change Mitigation Workshop
On Saturday 11th January Buckden Parish Council held
an event called What on Earth Can Buckden Do?,
organised to highlight the need for the Parish to take
action to try to address issues in relation to climate
change. It was extremely successful with more than 350
people attending. You can see more details about this
event on page 14
Buckden Neighbourhood Plan
The consultation process is now complete. Thank you to
everyone who provided feedback. Not surprisingly we
also had a great deal of feedback from the developers,
both the Church Commissioners and Gladmans who
have concerns about the restrictions the plan places on
them.
We will now incorporate the feedback into the plan
where appropriate. The plan is then submitted to a plan-
ning inspector for approval. We will keep you updated
as the plan progresses.
Meeting with Highways England
We met with Highways England on 8
th
January. Many
issues were raised including:
•
The need for a Buckden by-pass
•
On going concerns about the Stirtloe Lane/A1
junction, including the continued absence of the
promised speed restrictions from the roundabout
to the junction
•
The appalling state of the A1 between St Neots
and the roundabout which is covered in potholes
•
The very poor state of the A1 underpasses
•
Numerous issues with overgrown vegetation re-
stricting visibility
•
The impact of the new A14 on local roads
Silver Street and Mill Road developments
The hold on both developments has been extended to
end February. At our recent meeting, Highways England
advised that the data collection on the High Street,
Perry Road and Church Road was complete. The traffic
consultants working for the Church Commissioners (the
owners of the Silver Street Site) are now building a
computer model of how the roundabout operates with
a view to putting together revised proposals for traffic
lights. We expect to hear more
towards end of February.
Mill Road
We are meeting with representa-
tives from Cambridgeshire County Council on 3
rd
Febru-
ary to present our case for traffic calming measures on
this road. A petition has been organised in the village to
reduce the speed limit. It will undoubtedly help our case
if as many people as possible sign the petition. You can
access it via the following link:
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/mill-road-speed-
reduction?share=4319e209-934c-4d18-b3e8-
21016af1875f&source=email-share-
button&utm_source=email
Speedwatch
We are trying to get another round of speedwatch off
the ground. Community Speedwatch (CSW) is a national
initiative where active members of local communities
join with the support of the Police to monitor speeds of
vehicles using speed detection devices.
Unfortunately the police have not run any training
courses recently and we can’t proceed without the
training. We are expecting training dates shortly. If you
are interested in being involved, please contact the Par-
ish Clerk.
New Councillor
John Mulcrone has been appointed as a Parish Council-
lor.
Office opening hours
are: Mon, Wed and Thursday
10.30-2.00pm, Tuesday 2-4pm, Friday – closed.
Council Meetings
The next Council meeting will be at 7.30pm on Tuesday
11
th
February. The meeting will include a 15-minute
open forum. If you want to speak at the meeting, please
let us know what you want to say by contacting the Par-
ish Clerk. You will get a three-minute slot.
If required, the Council Planning Committee will meet
on 11
th
and 25
th
February. Agendas for these meetings
are posted on the Parish notice boards no later than the
Saturday preceding the meeting.
All of the papers and reports for Council meetings are available on the Thursday before the meetings on the Council website
http://buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk
. This provides the opportunity to see the agenda, reports of work carried out by the Coun-
cil as well as reports from our County and District Councillors.
Any questions or comments on this report should be addressed to the Parish Clerk at: Buckden Parish Council, Buckden Village
Hall, Burberry Road, Buckden, PE19 SUY Telephone 01480 819407 Email
clerk@buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk