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Agenda for the Meeting on 16 January 2023 and Draft Minutes from the December 2022 Meeting

The Parish Council meeting will take place on Monday 16th January at 19:30 in the Village Hall.

The agenda for the meeting and the draft minutes from the December meeting can be found on the web site – see links below.

https://littlegaddesdenpc.org.uk/agendas-minutes-2023/

https://littlegaddesdenpc.org.uk/agendas-and-minutes-2022/

 

All members of the public are welcome. We look forward to seeing you there.

 

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Another Threat to Little Gaddesden – you have until 11 December to respond to a survey to influence this

You may have heard of a proposal to develop Hemel Gardens Communities to the north of Hemel, between the Link Road and Water End on the east side of the Hemel/Leighton Buzzard Road.

The proposal is eventually to develop 11,000 new houses at the back of Woodhall Farm and Grove Hill. This is effectively a new small town. The proposal also envisages a new road linking the M1 at Junction 8 and the Leighton Buzzard Road, the route of which has not been decided.

Little Gaddesden Parish Council is very concerned about this proposed development in the Green Belt, so close to our village and to Great Gaddesden,  Potten and Nettleden. If it goes ahead it could have serious implications for the village, Ashridge, the Green Belt and the Chiltern AONB

From our village’s point of view, the particular issues are:

  1. The swallowing up of such a large swathe of Green Belt which was designed to protect the countryside around Hemel.
  1. The closeness of the development to the Chilterns AONB in general and Ashridge in particular, just at a time when footfall within the SSSI/SAC is supposed to be reduced.
  1. The increase in traffic for Little Gaddesden, Ringshall and Nettleden as more and more people use us as a cut-through to the Ashridge Estate and Monument Drive and as a rat-run for increased north-bound traffic discharging from the new strategic road but seeking to avoid congestion at the Water End bridge.
  1. The increase in traffic in surrounding villages, particularly Water End and Potten End,

 

The proposal is in the discussion stage and DBC are carrying out a survey to canvas views.

Here is the link to the survey:  https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/HemelGardenCommunitiesVision

LG Parish Council have replied to the survey and  a copy of our comments can be found on our website under Significant Planning Issues at the link below:

Hemel Garden Community Vision Survey LGPC

We would encourage you to reply to the survey which must be submitted by 11 December. There is not much time, so please act straightaway. The more replies to the survey the more effect they will have .

 

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Formal application submitted for antenna at Ringshall

A planning application has now been made by Clarke Telecom Ltd to Buckinghamshire Council for an antenna and cabinets to replace the existing ones at the junction of Little Gaddesden and the Dagnall to Berkhamsted road at Ringshall. The planning application number is 22/03422/ATN.

Buckinghamshire Council’s letter states that provided the application meets the requirements of the Town and Country Planning
(General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 the applicants can proceed with their proposal if within 8 weeks the Council has not sought further information from the applicant. Please see the letter below from the Council.

Letter from Bucks to Clarke Telecom

The proposal is described as ‘Decommissioning of existing antennas on LP37 and installation of a replacement 15m monopole, supporting 3 no antennas within a shroud, addition of 1 no cabinet together with ancillary development thereto including removal of redundant equipment. Land At Ringshall Road Dagnall Buckinghamshire. Drawings are attached below.

Proposed antenna development

The Parish Council suggest that you may wish to respond direct to Buckinghamshire Council and copy in the LG Parish Council with your comments. Although the application falls within the Parish of Edlesborough, since it is Little Gaddesden’s and Ringshall’s residents who will be impacted the Parish Council will be preparing a full response shortly.

 

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Weddings at Ashridge – Firework warning

Hi

Ashridge events have advised us that this is the latest schedule of weddings that incorporate fireworks.

Sat 24th Sept 2022 Alex Lodge (Derek Lodge) 20.55 5 minutes
Fri 7th Oct 2022 Jordan Collins 21.50 4.5 minutes
Sat 29th Oct 2022 Fiona Chiu 20.15 4.5 minutes
Sat 5th Nov 2022 Lauren Bayley 21:30 (TBC) 4.5 minutes
Sat 31st Dec 2022 Hari & David Milton 22.00 4.5 minutes
Sun 23rd April 2023 Kirstie Tarrant 21.45 (TBC) 5 minutes
Sat 6th May 2023 Wasen Sarah Matti 21.45 4 minutes
Sat 27th May 2023 Ann Nicholas (Wedding Planner) 21.50 (TBC) 5 minutes
Sat 22nd July 2023 Maxine Lenza 21:45 4.5
Fri 14th July 2023 Alexa Fullerton 21:45 5 minutes
Friday 28th July 2023 Kate Lassman TBC 4 minutes
Saturday 5th August 2023 Sophie Richards 21:55 4 minutes
Saturday 30th Sept 2023 Emma & Jan Metcalf 20:00 5 minutes
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Updated layout plan for the Ringshall antenna replacement

Please find in the file below the latest set of plans for the Ringshall antenna.

DAC061 Proposed Plans Rev A

At the moment this is still a pre-application consultation, however we understand that an application will be made to Buckinghamshire Council within the next week. You are welcome to provide feedback on the proposal either through the Parish Council or direct to the applicant or await the actual application. The Parish Council have asked the applicants whether this is a proposed complete replacement for the pole and cabinets that are already sited there and they have advised that the redundant cabinets and existing monopole will be removed once the proposed new monopole is fully operational.

The applicant has been invited to attend the next Parish Meeting but has confirmed that they cannot attend.

 

The text of an email from the applicants is set out below also.

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, I have been waiting for the proposed drawings which I have now attached for your perusal.

Whilst I understand there has been and will be a number of objections to this proposal when a formal planning application is submitted, ultimately our requirement is borne out of the operator’s need to upgrade the cell coverage within this area to improve mobile connectivity.

As specified in the pre-consultation letters, this an upgrade replacement to an existing site. As such, the proposed replacement must be sited as close to the existing site to replicate the current cell coverage. The radius of which limits the choice of alternative locations.
In terms of the chosen proposed location, as well as the requirement to be sited in close proximity to the existing site, there are various factors that are considered when selecting a new position for the proposed equipment, including inter-departmental consultations between radio planners, designers, engineers, and build consultants. The location and proliferation of underground services, for instance, will further limit the choice of alternative locations.

I hope this helps clears some of the points you raised.

Kind regards,
Mark

Mark Rogers | Acquisition Surveyor
Clarke Telecom

T: +44 161 785 4500
E: Mark.Rogers@clarke-telecom.com
www.clarke-telecom.com

Head Office: Clarke Telecom Ltd, Unit E, Madison Place, Northampton Road, Manchester, M40 5AG. Tel. +44 (0)161 785 4500.
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