PARISH COUNCIL REPORT
It was with great sadness that we learnt that John Frost died in early November. John had been very active in the Tangmere community ever since his retirement from the BBC to the village.
He worked as a founder member of the Tangmere Village Design Group in 2001 which produced the Village Design Statement, that stands today as a comprehensive history of the village. He co-edited “Tangmere at the Crossroads”, which set the scene for the Parish Questionnaire, a document that still drives the basis for the Parish response to the planning framework for the village. He complied a vast collection of photographs from around the village that captured the essence of the village at the opening of the 21st Century.
John was a member of the Parish Council until 2004, and subsequently established the “Friends of Tangmere Medical centre”, which has done so much to integrate the centre into the community.
He will be missed by all that knew him in the village.
Chichester District Council has decided to delay the next stage of the consultation on their Core Strategy relating to housing development in the District, until August 2012. Their reasoning for this delay is that it will enable them to take on board central Government guidelines for the replacement of the South East Plan, and the impact of the Localism Bill.
Tangmere Parish Council called for this delay in it's previous comments on the plan, and are pleased that CDC have taken this sensible step. News regarding the potential impact from the Euro debt crisis on the growth prospects for the UK, and the subsequent housing requirements for our communities continues to point to a far slower recovery and need than that currently forecast. This review should reduce the risk of widespread green field development around rural villages like ours.
As this is a combined December-January newsletter, we hope to be able to provide more information in the February edition.
Andrew Irwin
Chairman
01243 776823
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