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1st Pineholt and Coopers Edge Brownies currently have spaces at their Brownie Unit.  They meet at Pineholt Village Hall from 6.15 – 7.30 pm every Thursday.  For more information please contact Brownie Leader, Ellie on 07766058224

As part of the new Neighbourhood Policing offer for Gloucestershire Constabulary, Chief Constable Rod Hansen along with Police and Crime Commissioner Martin Surl has pledged that each area will have a named Police Community support officer.

The local Police Community Support Officers for Hucclecote parish are PCSO Farah Devji-Large and PCSO Jenny Norris who are supported by colleagues in the local policing team, they can be contacted in a number of ways including through the website here  where you can follow the link to your policing area and use the contact your team link. You can also use the 01452 907330 number for Tewkesbury LPA district and leave a message or contact 101 with your concern and it will sent to the officer via the control room.

Over the coming months you will see the officers out in the parish. Please look on the website for the advertised dates for the community engagement vehicle. You can visit the vehicle and speak with local officers about any community concerns you may have or for advice on crime prevention.

Arlington, owners and developers of Gloucester Business Park, invite you to view and comment on proposals for a new development at Plot 4100.

The site comprises 3.25 hectares (8.03 acres) and is situated on the central part of Gloucester Business Park. The site has outline planning permission for office and industrial development.

The development consists of a detached warehouse building which includes three-storey offices and comprises 183,580 sq ft.

The purpose of the drop-in session is to inform the local community and interested stakeholders of the development proposals and invite your comments prior to submitting a Planning Application. The drop-in session will take place at the Park Management & Marketing Office on Gloucester Business Park, on the following dates:

• Wednesday 4th April from 3.30pm to 6.30pm
• Thursday 12th April from 4.30pm to 7.00pm

If the above date is inconvenient and you would like to meet a member of the team individually or you have any questions or comments you would like to make direct to the team please email robin.moxon@arlington.com or telephone 0118 370 2571.

Tewkesbury Borough Council is asking the public for feedback on how it enforces planning regulations.

An enforcement plan has been drafted which explains the council’s approach, outlines its powers and details the ways in which planning breaches can be reported. It also summarises what can be expected of the council throughout the enforcement process. Officers are now asking for the public’s view on the enforcement plan and are keen to hear suggestions about how the service should operate and how improvements could be made.

A copy of the plan can be found here and a paper copy will be made available in the reception at the Public Services Centre.

Elaine MacTiernan, lead member for built environment said: “The way in which land is used and what is built on it affects us all. The planning system exists to help regulate this but there are occasions when the rules are not followed. Enforcing these breaches is an important and necessary part of the planning system in order to protect people’s quality of life, as well as the built and natural environment.

“This plan will help us ensure that customers have realistic expectations of the council, both when they report a breach to us and when they are being investigated. We welcome comments on how we can make improvements to this crucial service.”

Comments can be made on the website here or in writing to Andy Birchley, Senior Planning and Enforcement Officer at Tewkesbury Borough Council Offices, Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury GL20 5TT by 16 April 2018

Highways England is seeking your views on the proposed route options for the A417 missing link. The consultation ends on 29th March 2018.

The consultation brochure can be found here.

It explains the six possible options that have been developed, including several more environmentally friendly routes involving tunnels. But only the two surface options shown below have been taken forward for public consultation (options 12 and 30).

Further information and the online survey can be found here on the Highways England website.

Hucclecote Parish Council has become aware of some discussion on social media about the possible introduction of parking restrictions on some roads in the Hucclecote Parish on Coopers Edge.

The reasons for the possible introduction have been outlined in a consultation paper which has been delivered to all households in the potential scheme area; a copy can be viewed here – PCM letter 010318.

Parish Councillors will consider the views of those residents, through analysis of their returned responses, before deciding on the way forward. The closing date for responses is 15th March 2018.

Parish Council residents are always welcome to attend council meetings, where time is set aside for them to be heard at the start of each meeting.

Have your say

Highways England has been investigating possible route options to improve the A417 Missing Link, a three-mile stretch of single lane carriageway between the Brockworth bypass and Cowley roundabout in Gloucestershire that causes many problems for local people and road users.

They would like to hear your views on their proposals and are holding a public consultation between 15 February 2018 and 29 March 2018. As part of this, they will be holding a number of drop-in public exhibitions.

Consultation events

Saturday 17 February 2018 11am to 6pm National Star College Ullenwood, GL53 9QU.
Thursday 22 February 2018 12pm to 8pm Elkstone Village Hall Hill View, Elkstone, GL53 9PB
Friday 23 February 2018 11am to 6pm Witcombe and Bentham Village Hall Pillcroft Road, Witcombe, GL3 4TB
Saturday 24 February 2018 11am to 6pm St Andrews Church Hall Montpellier Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1SP
Sunday 04 March 2018 11am to 6pm GL1 Leisure Centre Bruton Way, Gloucester, GL1 1DT
Thursday 08 March 2018 12pm to 8pm Henley Bank High School (formerly known as Millbrook Academy) Mill Lane, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4QF

Public information points (from 15 February)
• Crickley Hill Visitor Centre, Crickley Hill, Birdlip, Gloucester GL4 8JY
• Gloucester Library, Brunswick Road, Gloucester, GL1 1HT
• Cheltenham Library, Clarence Street, Cheltenham, GL50 3JT
• Cirencester Library, The Waterloo, Cirencester, GL7 2PZ
• Stroud Library, Landsdown, Stroud, GL5 1BB
• Hucclecote Library, Hucclecote Road, Gloucester, GL3 3RT
• Brockworth Community Library, Moorfield Road, Brockworth, GL3 4ET

Contact us:
Website www.highways.gov.uk/A417-missing-link
Email A417MissingLink@highwaysengland.co.uk
Telephone 0300 123 5000

During December the Joint Core Strategy (JCS) was approved by all three Councils. Cheltenham, Gloucester and Tewkesbury. This now is a document which can be used to help build the necessary homes required in our area and the places in which we want them to be built.

Tewkesbury is also undertaking it’s own plan which will work with the JCS to ensure that, we as a Borough get the type of housing we require in our areas.

The Waste and Recycling is still very good for Tewkesbury and I would ask all residents to recycle as much as they can in the blue bin. If you require another blue bin as you manage to fill your one bin, these can be ordered direct from the Borough Customer Services on 01684 295010.

You can also use this number for any enquiries you may have about the Borough’s services including reporting dog fouling, fly tipping, etc. There are also on line forms which can be completed. These can be found on the web site: Tewkesbury Borough.

I am aware, through the Parish Council, of all the issues regarding parking and the lighting of roads on Coopers Edge. Unfortunately, these are issues which I cannot help with as this is dealt with through the Business Park and County Council. I do wish as you do, to get these issues sorted out.

If you do need to contact me about any problems, please do so. My contact details are:
Tel: 01452 859388 email: gillblackwell6@hotmail.com.

Gill Blackwell
Ward Member for Hucclecote
Tewkesbury Borough Council

There have been a number of burglaries and other incidents locally so the Parish Council has arranged for the Police’s Community Engagement Vehicle (CEV) to be parked in Bird Road, next to the play area, on Sunday 4th February 2018 between 10am and 3.30pm. Please come and talk to the officers about neighbourhood policing and find out about crime prevention. You can also sign up to the Police’s ‘Community Alerts’ so you can be kept up to date with what is happening locally.

Plans have been submitted for a large new metal pressing and welding factory on the Business Park. The project will provide additional space for G-TEM who have been based on the Park for many years.

The company’s current facility employs around 500 people; the new building will provide space for around 150 additional staff.

G-TEM makes body panels for a number of car manufacturers. The proposed factory will provide space equivalent to around two football pitches (11,536 sq m) and will be 18.6m high. There will be 154 parking spaces. There is also some additional space available for later expansion.

You can find out more about the proposal, see the plans and read a host of technical documents on Tewkesbury’s planning portal here. And if you want to make any comments on the proposals you have about three weeks to submit these.