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4 Buckden Roundabout
March 2019 Buckden Parish Council
Buckden Parish Council News...
Planning Matters
Lucks Lane
The Parish Council continues to work with Highways
England to achieve a safer Stirtloe Lane/A1 junction. The
developers have been asked to complete another exam-
ination of the safety of the junction and submit a sug-
gested solution to Highways England.
Silver Street
Parish Council is gravely concerned by the road safety
implications of the Church Commissioners application to
build 340 houses to the north of Silver Street. Infor-
mation contained in the Church Commissioners’ expert
Transport Assessment not only agrees that the rounda-
bout is already at capacity but highlights that it will be
well over capacity after the Lucks Lane development is
completed. The assessment shows that the present
queue length of around 7 cars in the High Street waiting
to access the roundabout will increase to 42 with ex-
isting predicted growth and to a staggering 316 (nearly a
mile and a quarter) when the Silver Street development
is included by 2026. Their assessment also ignores the
knock-on effects ay the main Line Level Crossing. There
are numerous other reasons why the Parish Council be-
lieves that this application should be refused; the full
Council response to HDC can be seen on our website
and is available from the Parish Clerk.
To summarise the Parish Council has recommended
most strongly that the application be REFUSED
Road Safety
School Level Crossing
By the time you read this the new Zebra Crossing will be
in place and the Bus Stop changed to the other side of
the green.
Perry Road
The result of the Council’s application for CCC funds for
Traffic Calming Measures will be announced in March.
Neighbourhood Plan
Work continues to complete the plan. Full details will be
announced at the Parish Assembly on 23rd April. The
assembly is residents’ opportunity to hear reports from
their County and District Councillors and from the Parish
Council on what has been achieved and perhaps not
achieved during the year
2018/19. Please try to attend.
Parish Council Vacancies
It is anticipated that there may be a vacancy at the end
of the current Council year. If you are interested in be-
coming a Councillor and helping to shape the future of
the village please contact either the Chairman or the
Clerk.
Office Opening Hours
The Office opening hours are: Mon, Wed and Thurs
10.30am-2.00pm, Tuesday 2-4 pm, Fri – closed.
Council Meetings
The next meeting of the Council will be held at 7.30pm
on Tuesday 12th March. The meeting will include a 15
minute open forum. Residents are asked to apply in
writing to the Parish Clerk by 6th March, outlining what
they wish to say, for a three minute slot.
If required, the Council Planning Committee will meet
on Tuesday 26th February and Tuesday 12th March at
7.00pm. Agendas for these meetings are posted on the
Parish Council notice boards not later than the Saturday
preceding the meeting.
All of the papers and reports for Council meetings are
available on the Thursday before the meeting on the
council website http://buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk. This
provides the opportunity for residents to see the reports
of the work carried out by the Council as well 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
Any questions or comments on this report can be addressed to the Parish Clerk, Buckden Parish Council, Buckden Village Hall,
Burberry Road, Buckden PE19 5UY. Telephone (01480) 819407; Email clerk@buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk Do not forget our
website at www.buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk