Post by Sherford on Aug 29, 2006 19:49:47 GMT
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DON'T CALL SHERFORD A NEW TOWN...
11:50 - 15 August 2006
Imagine a settlement with four schools, a health centre, a place of worship, a main hall, shops, offices, a youth centre, a theatre, sports facilities and a supermarket.
Sound like a town to you? Not to city council planners, who insist that the planned development at Sherford will be a 'sustainable community' instead.
South Hams District Council's area action plan for Sherford contains ideas for a 'town centre' with a 'town hall', delivered with the help of a 'town plan'.
But in its official response to the document, Plymouth City Council has urged South Hams to omit the word 'town' from its Sherford dossier.
One recommendation reads: "The phrase 'town plan' is objected to, as Sherford should not be seen as a town but as a sustainable community, well linked to other sustainable communities in Plymouth."
Another states: "The city council objects to the description of the centre of the new community as a town centre. This is not a development of a new town."
Some 4,000 homes are due to be built in Sherford by 2016, rising to 5,500 in later years. A secondary school, to include a theatre or cinema, and three primary schools are also planned, along with a health centre, sports facilities and a police station.
South Hams planners believe permission could be granted for a new scheme by June next year.
Councillor Jean Nelder, Labour Cabinet member for strategic planning policy, said: "It's an urban extension. That's what I would call it. It's very much bound in with the expansion of Plymouth; it's not a stand-alone development."
Councillor Patrick Nicholson, Tory planning spokesman, said: "Most of us have always been aware that Sherford should be an identified town, although located near the city's borders, but it seems Plymouth wants it as an urban extension without any identity. There are distinct communities across the city and to prevent the people of Sherford from having their own distinctive identity is just nonsense."
DON'T CALL SHERFORD A NEW TOWN...
11:50 - 15 August 2006
Imagine a settlement with four schools, a health centre, a place of worship, a main hall, shops, offices, a youth centre, a theatre, sports facilities and a supermarket.
Sound like a town to you? Not to city council planners, who insist that the planned development at Sherford will be a 'sustainable community' instead.
South Hams District Council's area action plan for Sherford contains ideas for a 'town centre' with a 'town hall', delivered with the help of a 'town plan'.
But in its official response to the document, Plymouth City Council has urged South Hams to omit the word 'town' from its Sherford dossier.
One recommendation reads: "The phrase 'town plan' is objected to, as Sherford should not be seen as a town but as a sustainable community, well linked to other sustainable communities in Plymouth."
Another states: "The city council objects to the description of the centre of the new community as a town centre. This is not a development of a new town."
Some 4,000 homes are due to be built in Sherford by 2016, rising to 5,500 in later years. A secondary school, to include a theatre or cinema, and three primary schools are also planned, along with a health centre, sports facilities and a police station.
South Hams planners believe permission could be granted for a new scheme by June next year.
Councillor Jean Nelder, Labour Cabinet member for strategic planning policy, said: "It's an urban extension. That's what I would call it. It's very much bound in with the expansion of Plymouth; it's not a stand-alone development."
Councillor Patrick Nicholson, Tory planning spokesman, said: "Most of us have always been aware that Sherford should be an identified town, although located near the city's borders, but it seems Plymouth wants it as an urban extension without any identity. There are distinct communities across the city and to prevent the people of Sherford from having their own distinctive identity is just nonsense."