We are very pleased to announce a bit of a coup! With the help of a long-time Friend of the Forum we have arranged for the Director General of the Imperial War Museum (Diane Lees) to visit Chetwynd Barracks to discuss our aspirations contained in the Plan for a Midlands IWM site in the heart of our Area. We are very excited to be able to have the opportunity to discuss our ideas with her, and to hear her views about the possibilities the site has to offer and what the (our) vision might look like in reality.
The visit is scheduled for 27th October, so we will let you know how it went afterwards. The meeting will officially be hosted by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and led by the Forum. As well as the DIO and members of the Steering Group, we have invited the Barracks CO, the Leaders of both Broxtowe Borough and Notts County Councils, our MP, and Richard Carr and colleagues from EMDevCo (Richard is the guest speaker at our AGM). So this will be a high profile visit and meeting which we think and believe has exciting possibilities for the future of, not only our Area, but also the East Midlands region.
As you may remember we were required to carry out a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) before our Plan could proceed to the next stage of the process towards adoption, namely Regulation 16 consultation. We have now received the draft Environmental Report from AECOM (the final outcome from the SEA). This has been reviewed by the Steering Group and comments returned to AECOM for some wording amendments. Once the final version is available, we will share it with you. However, in general terms the report found our Plan policies to, at the very least, have a minor positive impact on the environmental factors considered within the scope of the report, with some policies having a significant positive impact (mainly our environment policies on biodiversity). There were no negative impacts. Nonetheless there are some recommendations to amend a small number of policies to strengthen them, and the Plan overall. We will now work through those recommendations before submitting the revised Plan (and other documentation) to Broxtowe for Regulation 16 consultation, along with the Environmental Report. Once the revision is complete, we will update the Plan page on the website accordingly, along with a revised Roadmap to Plan adoption which is being updated for us by Broxtowe.
It has been a long time since we submitted our draft Plan in June 2020, but at last we are nearing the home straight!
As always please do feel free to ask any questions you may have on this or anything else via the Contact Us page, and we’ll do our best to answer them via the Questions and Answers page.
Final Call for the Forum AGM – Thursday 7th October 2021 at 7pm via Zoom
The deadline to both Register to attend, and Vote for the motions on the Agenda, has been extended to the end of this Sunday 3rd October.
Its your last chance to Register & Vote at our 2021 Annual General Meeting. If you haven’t already Registered and Voted, click on the image & follow the link to Register, read our Agenda and Vote. We’ll send out instructions on how to join soon.
Broxtowe is undertaking a Community Governance Review which may make changes to Governance at a Parish Level.
Broxtowe propose, in line with the agreement made between Toton and Stapleford Parishes, that the Boundary between Toton and Stapleford should be along the A52 (as is currently the case for administrative purposes). Stapleford Town Council are proposing that the boundary should follow the old Parish Boundary which was changed by the Parishes in February 2020.
We disagree with this proposal because:
The layout of the developments in that area is not defined and the result could be that streets/homes are arbitrarily divided between Toton & Stapleford;
As stated in the agreement between the Parishes, “the developments would be seen primarily as extensions of Toton rather than Stapleford”;
Stapleford Town Council’s proposal would introduce an “isolated area” of Stapleford, cut off by the A52 and introduces unnecessary divisions within the developments in the Strategic Location for Growth.
The A52 makes an obvious line of demarcation between Toton & Stapleford, which is the status quo for sensible reasons.
We ask you to email Broxtowe Council at CGR@BROXTOWE.GOV.UK making a representation that you agree with Broxtowe’s proposed boundary between Stapleford and Toton so that Toton extends up to the A52 and that the boundary between the Parishes of Stapleford and Toton, agreed in February 2020, is kept.
The deadline to respond is 30th September, so time is of the essence!
The boundaries proposed are shown below.
Broxtowe’s Proposed Boundary
Stapleford Town Council’s Proposed Boundary
This is the response we sent:
This response is made on behalf of Chetwynd: The Toton & Chilwell Neighbourhood Forum:-
The Forum supports Broxtowe’s stated position for the boundary between Stapleford and Toton and the Forum Area to remain along the A52 (as is currently the case), and which is the same as the parish boundary between Stapleford & Toton parishes as stated in the Pastoral Order from the Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham that came into effect in February 2020 (attached).
The Forum is aware that Stapleford Town Council has voted to propose that the boundary should follow the old Parish Boundary which was changed as above & attached.
We fundamentally disagree with this proposal because:-
1. The layout of the developments in that area is not defined and the result could be that streets/homes are arbitrarily divided between Toton & Stapleford;
2. As stated in the agreement between the Parishes, “the developments would be seen primarily as extensions of Toton rather than Stapleford”;
3. Stapleford Town Council’s proposal would introduce an “isolated area” of Stapleford, cut off by the A52 and introduces unnecessary divisions within the developments in the Strategic Location for Growth.
4. The A52 makes an obvious line of demarcation between Toton & Stapleford, which is the status quo for sensible reasons.
Finally, unlike Broxtowe, Stapleford Town Council didn’t have the courtesy/decency to inform community groups & others affected by their proposals ahead of the meeting where they reached their unsatisfactory conclusion. This we find to be particularly disappointing, discourteous and underhanded! There appears to have been no thought given as to the impact their proposal would have (if accepted by Broxtowe) on adjacent and established Neighbourhood Forums.
We’ll send the details for the Zoom Meeting later. The deadline to both register & vote is 30th September. We hope, and would like, to see as many of you as possible at the AGM.
The Forum is pleased to announce that Richard Carr, Managing Director of the East Midlands Development Company will be our guest speaker. Book your seat to register for the AGM and listen to what he has to say.
Thanks to those who have already registered, but if you haven’t yet then complete this formto Register and confirm your Forum Membership by 30th September, plus volunteer to be a member of the Steering Group by 16th September.
Vist our AGM page for more information and the updated Agenda.
As promised in last week’s Digest, here is the formal
Notice of the Forum AGM – Thursday 7th October 2021 at 7pm via Zoom
Please see the websiteAGM Page for details. We will add more information in the coming weeks to the AGM page.
As you will be aware, this is the first time the Forum has held the AGM by Zoom. There will be updates on what we have been doing, and we need formal approval by the membership for a number of items on the agenda. We also hope to have a guest speaker, but this is still to be confirmed on the agenda which you can access with this link AGM agenda Oct21.
One of the issues to be considered is whether to extend the life of the Forum for another five years (a brief explanation is given at the bottom of the agenda).
Click the link to complete the online AGM Registration Form in advance, plus there is an opportunity to volunteer to be a member of the Steering Group using this form. A separate voting form will be made available later (see below) which will include the option to raise any questions you may have.
Please register for the AGM by completing the Registration Form by 30th September. After which, you will be sent details of how to join the meeting.The same form can be used to volunteer to be a member of the Steering Group. The deadline to receive your nomination for the Steering Group is 16th September. Once we have the names of volunteers, we will issue the separate Voting Form (for full Forum members) to be returned by 30th September to ensure votes are counted ahead of the AGM.
Membership of the Forum is open to residents 16 years or over, or who work, in the Broxtowe Borough Council wards of Chilwell West and Toton & Chilwell Meadows (The Forum Area).
If you are not already a member and are eligible to do so, then please join us and become a member by emailing assist.cttcnf@gmail.com with your full name, address and postcode, or write to us at our address on the website. Junior members under 16 are also welcome.
Only full members are allowed to vote at General Meetings or stand for the Steering Group, but non-members (‘Friends’) and junior members are welcome to attend and observe the AGM.
The minutes of the last AGM held in 2019 are here 2019 AGM Minutes DRAFT. Unfortunately, due to Covid restrictions we were unable to hold an AGM in 2020, so there is quite a lot to catch up on, and the annual reports for 2019 & 2020 will be available soon on the website. In the past year we have all become familiar with using Zoom or similar video calling/conferencing for work and/or keeping in touch with family, so we are fairly certain that you are all used to it by now, and can bear to attend one more meeting (for about an hour)! So, please do add the date above to your diaries and calendars.
As always please do feel free to ask any questions you may have on this or anything else via the Contact Us page, and we’ll do our best to answer them via the Questions and Answers page.
