Author: Peter Byng
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April Edition, Silverstone News & Views
Posted: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 13:00 by Peter Byng
Silverstone Industrial Development application rejected
Proposals to expand a small industrial site near Silverstone have been turned down by planners
This week South Northamptonshire refused an outline application for 10 commercial units covering around 3,650msq along with a solar park that would power the businesses, on land next to the Linnell's wood yard off the A413.
Cllr Roger Clarke, SNC's portfolio holder for planning and environments said: "The application... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:18 by Peter Byng
Moat Lane Area Update
Poster describing facilities around Moat Lane, Towcester.
Posted: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:25 by Peter Byng
New SNC Chief announced
Councils appoint new Joint Chief Executive
On Friday, 10 March Yvonne Rees was selected as the preferred candidate as Joint Chief Executive of South Northamptonshire and Cherwell District Councils.The decision was made following the announcement in December 2016 that Sue Smith would be standing down from her position as Joint Chief Executive of both councils in March 2017.Yvonne is currently the Chief... Read More »Posted: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:17 by Peter Byng
Neighbourhood Plan volunteers meet
On Monday, 6th March, 15 volunteers from both the Parish Council and Silverstone Village gathered for the first time as we embark on research for the production of a Neighbourhood Plan.
The purpose of the meeting was two fold. Firstly, it gave volunteers the opportunity to meet and begin to form working relationships as we move forward. We were also delighted to welcome representatives from both Kilsby... Read More »
Posted: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 15:14 by Peter Byng
6 week Parish Plan Consultation Period open
South Northants Council has now opened the consultation plan for the deposited Silverstone Parish Plan and Design Statement. 63 organisations have been invited to comment on the plan, including representatives of fevelopers as well as various statutory bodies. It is also open to anyone else, especially any residents, to comment on this. The document can be seen by clicking on the link below.
Note that... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 19:07 by Peter Byng
Neighbourhood Plan - first legal step taken.
Application for the designation of Silverstone Parish as a Neighbourhood Area has today been delivered by the Clerk to the Parish Council by hand to SNC's Lead Planning Policy Officer at The Forum in Towcester.
Posted: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 15:37 by Peter Byng
Neighbourhood Plan volunteers sought
At last night's meeting, Silverstone Parish Council voted to set up a working group to take forward the Parish Plan and to develop this into a full Neighbourhood Plan. To this end, it seeks volunteers with relevant experience or expertise in areas such as architecture, planning, surveying, statistics, project management, and local knowledge/interest either to be members of the full working group or... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:47 by Peter Byng
Vote in favour of Neighbourhood Planning
At its meeting this evening, Silverstone Parish Council passed the following proposals to set in motion the formation of a Neighbourhood Plan working group to start the process of the formulation of a Neighbourhood Plan. The motions passed were:
1. That Silverstone Parish Council registers as a Neighbourhood Area with South Northamptonshire Council.
2. That Silverstone Parish Council establishes a working... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 22:34 by Peter Byng
Superfast Broadband update
Latest update on progress in the county
Posted: Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:30 by Peter Byng