Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green Parish Council
The Parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green comprises Bishops Green and Sydmonton to the north, Brocks Green and Ecchinswell in the middle, and Sydmonton and Ashley Warren to the south. It is a long and narrow parish, bordered by Berkshire at the northern end and the parish of Whitchurch at the southern end.
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ES&BG Neighbourhood Plan
Please join the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group on 26th, 27th or 28th May – your feedback is important. Please see here for full information.
Parish Council nominations have been received by BDBC and are uncontested so there will not be an election. See the uncontested notices for Bishops Green and Ecchinswell here.
Parish Council Objection Letter to the Planning Application for 50 houses in Bishops Green (Reference 22/00174/OUT)
The Parish Council want to thank the community and all the individuals who have responded to Basingstoke and Deane regarding the above planning application. The ESBG letter of objection has been sent to Basingstoke and Deane and will shortly be published on their website. Please click the link to see the letter in full.
Proposal for 50 new homes in Bishops Green - Woodside View Planning Reference 22/00174/OUT
Thank you to those of you who have already commented on this application. The closing date for comments has now been published as 16th March 2022 . If you have not yet commented, please can we urge you to have your say.
The application is for up to 50 homes on land directly opposite the land in the Catesby Estates (College Copse) application for 350 homes. This is smaller than the College Copse application, but would still mean a 20% increase in the size of Bishops Green. This development is much larger than the number of homes proposed in the Basingstoke & Deane Local Plan Update - currently 15 homes.
The Parish Council will be objecting to this application. We ask you to look at the information on the Basingstoke & Deane Planning Portal and make your own views known to Basingstoke & Deane Council.
The information on the application is available at:
https://planning.basingstoke.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=R682O9CRLUY00&activeTab=summary
Parish Council Objection Letter to the Planning Application in Bishops Green (Reference 21/03598/OUT)
The Parish Council want to thank the community and all the individuals who have responded to Basingstoke and Deane regarding the above planning application. The ESBG letter of objection has been sent to Basingstoke and Deane and has been published on their website. Please click the link to see the letter in full.
Neighbourhood planClick here for all the latest Parish information about our neighbourhood plan
Click here to see details about the Call for Sites now underway
Join our local team and become a Parish Councillor
Following the resignation of Tim Hall, there is now a vacancy for a new Parish Councillor. No special qualification is required to be a councillor; indeed, it is important that all sorts of people serve as councillors to give good representation of the community. Training for new councillors is also available to help assist with understanding the responsibilities of the role.
If you would like to put yourself forward as a Parish Councillor, please either get in touch with the clerk (clerk@ecchinswell-pc.gov.uk) or come along to the next virtual meeting of the Parish Council to introduce yourself.
Useful links
Please see below for useful website links:
Latest news
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The Parish & the wider community
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Ask a question
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Broadband
A group of residents in the parish are investigating a scheme to improve broadband speeds for local properties. Although this is not an ES&BG PC endorsed scheme, it has some potential benefits for residents. Latest news on this scheme on the news page!
If you are interested in finding out more about the scheme, then email RUPERTELWES@GMAIL.COM.