We must build community, not just houses

“@allananlyn

"just had a news letter from bristol city council,,,,it states that if you occupy a 3 bedroomed house and only require 1 bedroom then you will lose entitlement to housing benefit"

Quick - pop out another sprog!”

“@Bert, its how you interpret it. NO mention of not on the airfield is there? This Filton councillor has implied we must ensure communities are built as part of the plan,the plan includes the airfield. He didnt say anything about excluding the airfield....spin I'm afraid trying to please everyone and delivering nothing...Zilch. I fear Labour in Filton are moving on from the campaign and feathering their own political nests....ho hum.”

“Hmm, I'll help to clarify here, because I was at an earlier session where the question of the necessity for an SPD came up (and this is an extra session to investigate this further).

Firstly, this is NOT related to the question of whether Filton Airfield should be developed or not. The question is a direct one from the Planning Insepector, put to all present that asks "IF these North Fringe developments do meet the criteria for the Core Strategy, should they all go through the normal planning process (i.e. each developer submits a planning application for each aspect of each development, and SGC planning committee say "yay" or "nay" depending on adherence to the CS, objections, specifities of the application etc.) OR should town planners and SGC create an SPD first, i.e. a master plan that directs developers what needs to go where.
The trade off for developers is between losing overall control of what they can develop down the line against a faster process for approvals. The trade off for SGC is between the cost and time of developing the SPD and getting something that is planned to be of greatest benefit to all residents - i.e. properly planned.

As someone who clearly doesn't want the airfield to be developed, whatever happens, I'd still want to see a North Fringe SPD to cover all other developements.”

“just had a news letter from bristol city council,,,,it states that if you occupy a 3 bedroomed house and only require 1 bedroom then you will lose entitlement to housing benefit,,,,,, this comes into effect early next year,,,,this should free up thousands of properties next year and help deal with the currant housing shortage”

“The EIP yesterday was not only looking at the Airfield. I will write to the Evening Post to clarify the position.”

“But Mr Monk said he was "shocked at the idea of building so many homes without a clear master plan for the area...."
Erm Filton council have no plan for the town either and he's been in charge of that for over a year!? How can you preach when the mistakes being made whilst he is in charge of his own parish council and his labour loonies, are dragging filton town down..show us your master plan for filton councillor monk to stop wasting money and we'll show you ours!
Filton Labour...happy to dish it out but not take it...rubbish.”

“All i know is if South glous Council didnt put a Core Strategy in of what could be done with it for houses and retail etc etc then Central Goverment would have TOLD them what and where to build and that would have been worse .You will never please everyone .”

“So is the "save the airfield" campaign over for Labour then?
Seems Filton Labour have changed their path and now trying to play the lets build a community card. Can they confirm they oppose ANY building of houses on the airfield??
Perhaps they should explain why they didn't sit there yesterday and flatly object to anything being built at all?? Instead we have a "vote for me for MP for Filton" move by the up and coming councillor Monks.
This is why you cannot trust Labour in Filton as they are simply using subjects.
Chair of Filton council has more pressing issues of the parish to address, of which he is burying his head firmly in the sand over....time to come off that fence he keeps sitting on to try and protect his impartial lack of action and not getting his hands dirty...lame.
I think I prefer the approach of Roger Hutchinson, at least you know where you stand with him in that he tells everyone in Filton he's against the community and doesn't sway with the wind...”

“"But some of the developers are worried that the process of adopting an SPD might hold up their plans for thousands of new homes."

Their concerns come as no suprise. They will build shabby accommodation, with little regard for the impact it will have on those who will have to live there, then they just drive away in their posh company cars back to their mansions,,,, OFCOURSE we flipping need a SPD the social, psychological, physical assessment on the effects it will have on the people who live there!!!
Tell me, how many duck ponds, play areas, churches, community centres, corner shops, bus stops, cycle tracks have been planned for this development,”

“Very true words Mr Monk, "we must build a community", so please start with Filton of which you are chair of council! So many failing right on your door step its difficult to list.
May I point out this article to you today which points out all that is wrong with the running of our town. A classic example of failing processes and management that went unchecked and allowed to be written off. A loss of £10,000 in market rent as it says there wasnt any contracts in place etc. Perhaps you would like to comment on this abysmal management of council matters.
I have to agree with labourstitch in that its typical of filton labour to throw stones when they are sat in the buggest glass house.
There have been no sharing of information by the council since Mr Monk has taken the role in relation to structural changes, they just carry on regardless!
Even a subsequent circus left without paying the council and now there is another on sat on Elm Park as we speak...
£10,000 written off and fake goods hub in Filton hardly a vote winner.....http://tinyurl.com/6n3a4yz”