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Buckden Roundabout
January 2020
Buckden Parish Council
Buckden Parish Council News...
Climate Change Mitigation Workshop
We are running a workshop on 11
th
January titled ‘What
on Earth Can Buckden Do’. Please join us between 1 and
7pm in the village hall. We have a wide range of speak-
ers and stall holders. There will be refreshments
throughout the day. If you have time, go on line at:
https://www.carbonindependent.org
and find out your
own household carbon footprint. See more details
about this event on page 16.
Buckden Neighbourhood Plan
The Plan is still available for you to view as part of a for-
mal consultation process. This will conclude on 10
th
Jan-
uary. You can view the plan and provide feedback by
going to the BPC web site, (see below). Paper copies are
also available in the village hall office.
This is an important document. It sets out what develop-
ers can and can’t do in our village. Whilst we cannot
stop the Silver Street development, which is included in
the Huntingdonshire Local Plan, we have drafted poli-
cies, particularly about traffic, house type and design
which the developers must comply with. When finalised
it will also significantly increase the amount of money
the village receives from developers. It is important we
get your feedback. Once the consultation is complete
the plan will be submitted for review by a planning in-
spector.
Financial Update
You will be aware that County and District Council budg-
ets are under ever increasing pressure. This in turn plac-
es pressure on the Parish Council budget. We are mak-
ing every effort to mitigate this by seeking grants to
fund developments in the village. Examples of these are:
•
Round-about-Buckden walk & new public right of
way
(
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation A14
fund) £5510
•
Local Cycling & Walking Plan - preparation and
publication. (Cambridgeshire Community Founda-
tion A14 fund) £9000
•
Zebra Crossing - Hunts End by Primary School
(Cambs CC 2018 Local Highways initiative)
£9,104
matched by £9,104 from BPC.
•
Perry Road speed control measures, to be com-
pleted. (Cambs CC 2018 Local Highways initiative)
£7,300 matched by £5,300 from BPC
•
Neighbourhood Plan
(Groundwork UK) £9000
•
Allotments Notice Board
and refurbishments (NISA
and Annie Furbank) £1090.
We are currently seeking funding for traffic calming
measures in Mill Road.
Lucks Lane
Considerable damage has been done to the Lucks Lane/
Springfield Close junction as part of the sewer
works. This has been reported to Bloor Homes.
Silver Street and Mill Road developments
Both developments remain on hold. We are meeting
with Highways England in early January to receive an
update on progress in relation to the Roundabout.
Mill Road
We expect to hear from Cambridgeshire County Council
about progress with traffic calming measures on this
dangerous stretch of road in February. We will keep you
updated.
New Councillor
We have a vacancy for a Parish Council-
lor. If you are interested, please contact the Parish Clerk.
Happy Christmas!!!
From all your Parish Councillors.
Office opening hours
are: Mon, Wed and Thursday
10.30-2.00pm, Tuesday 2-4pm, Friday – closed. Over the
Christmas period the office will be closed from 23
rd
De-
cember to 1st January inclusive. E Mails will be moni-
tored periodically during this time.
Council Meetings
The next Council meeting will be at 7.30pm on Tuesday
14th January. 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 14
th
and 28
th
January. 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