Coleorton Parish

Coleorton Parish in Leicestershire includes the villages of Coleorton, Coleorton Moor, Church Town and Farm Town
as well as parts of Peggs Green, Griffydam and Lount

Have your say

We live in a democracy!

It’s no good complaining and sitting back saying it’s someone else’s fault. We live in a democracy and there are many ways that we as individuals can influence the way our local and national government and services are run. When considering new legislation or changes to services they supply central and local government are obliged to ask the opinion of people who may be affected. Opinions are generally sought by way of “consultation” exercises and there are usually several going on at any time.

Consultations

Police Council Tax Survey

In common with other public sector organisations, Leicestershire Police is required to make substantial savings over the next few years. On February 21, Leicestershire Police Authority will meet to decide on the level of budget to be set for policing in 2012/14.

Leicestershire Police is partly funded through a separate element within council tax bills and there are currently three options being considered by Leicestershire Police Authority for the funding year 2012/13. All three options will potentially impact of the level of policing in your area.

In order to gauge public views on the level of council tax increase, Leicestershire Police and Leicestershire Police Authority are asking you, as a resident of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, to take part in a very short survey, which allows you to express your preferred option. Click here to take part in the survey >>

County Council's Budget consultation

A summary of the consultation responses (closing date 31 January 2012) will be available on LCC website www.leics.gov.uk/budgetconsultation and the results will be considered by the Cabinet in February, before the full County Council takes a final decision on the budget on 22 February.

Result of the 2011 Green Spaces Consultation

At Coleorton we are so lucky to live in beautiful countryside. However, we need to safeguard green spaces where people can walk, run, cycle, horse-ride, explore and just enjoy for some peace and quiet. Over 2000 people in Leicestershire had their say and responded to the Green Spaces consultation.

The information gained up to the closing date of 15th April 2011 has been used to produce into the following:

A County-wide report which gives an overview of the information collected during the consultation.
An interactive online analysis tool which is where all the comments made by the public can be viewed, using an interactive map.
A series of 27 Community Forum reports which are more specific to that particular forum area and also incorporate Parish Council comments submitted as part of the process.

All of the above can be viewed at the following link www.leics.gov.uk/greenspaces

Following on from this the Local Authorities of Leicester and Leicestershire are currently working together to produce the 'Green Spaces in Leicester and Leicestershire: Local Green Spaces Toolkit and Existing Policy Context' document. This document sets out a framework for local planning authorities, local councils and community groups to assist them in understanding and assessing elements of green infrastructure.

For more information contact Sarah McCartney. E-mail Sarah.McCartney@leics.gov.uk or phone 0116 305 7023

Library Opening Hours

Details of the proposals: www.leics.gov.uk/librariesreview.

Review of the Libraries Heritage and Arts Service (LHA) December 2010: www.leics.gov.uk/lha_review

PROPOSED LOCAL PLANNING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

The nine local authorities inc. NW Leics are seeking to revise their application requirements, originally adopted in 2008. This revised document takes full account of the Department of Communities and Local Government document ‘Guidance on Information Requirements and Validation’ and the key principles of Necessity, Precision, Proportionality, Fitness for Purpose and Assistance have been carefully considered.

The proposed revisions to the list basically simplify the local requirements. It includes items that have been taken out of the national requirements but removes items that are required by the 1APP form or items that can not be taken into account in determining the application. Items where the probability that the information is so limited in its usefulness is very high have also been removed because of the implications it may have in the majority of cases of holding up development unnecessarily.

The draft list of local requirements can be viewed at any of the local authorities planning receptions or on the internet at
www.charnwood.gov.uk/democracy/localplanningrequirementsconsult.html

Result! - no increase in parking fees

Following consultation period NW Leics have decided not to increase parking fees in town centres. It shows that it is worth filling in petitions and writing to MPs etc.

Letter received from deputy leader of the council:

“Re: Car parking in North West Leicestershire

We would like to thank the Town and Parish Councils and local residents who have provided feedback on our recent car parking proposals. We have listened to this feedback, and also taken on board the findings of the national Mary Portas report on town centre revival published this week.

To support local retail businesses and shoppers, the Council’s Cabinet has decided that car parking should remain free in town centre car parks in Ibstock, Measham and Castle Donington. We have also decided not to increase the existing car parking charges in Coalville and Ashby de la Zouch.

In the current climate of unprecedented financial challenges, I hope you will agree that keeping the current car parking charges in place will play an important part in both supporting local businesses and encouraging people to spend more time in our town centres.”.

Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Leicestershire

We received this from CPRE who are looking for volunteers and supporters:

“We are the Countryside Charity (No 10896585) committed to defending the whole of the English Countryside, giving rural England a voice. Our campaigning led to the creation of Englands National Parks and Green Belts, we are in the forefront of the campaign for Green Farming and our volunteer planners input into many local planning applications, recently opposing the Pembury development at Stoughton, the incinerator at Shepshed and the Asfordby Windfarm. With branches in every part of England we are the champions of the countryside and our Leicestershire Branch urgently needs more volunteers to help carry on the cause. If you would like to join us as a volunteer, if you could afford to spend just a couple of hours a week we are looking for a person with website experience to run our website, and people (possibly retired) with Town and Country planning experience to act a volunteer planners, particularly in the South of the County.
If you could help us please email robertdews@tiscali.co.uk for further details”

Election 5th May 2011

Election results >>
Notices and nominations www.nwleics.gov.uk/pages/elections_electoral_nominations
More information from www.nwleics.gov.uk/pages/councillors_democracy_and_elections

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