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At the start of each year the District Council considers and set its budget for the year ahead and that is very much central to the Councils proposals now and into the future. There [...]
In July 2019 a motion was put to Council to declare a Climate Emergency and to establish a working group to consider how best the Council can tackle the climate change agenda. Subsequent to [...]
At the end of October, a paper was presented to Cabinet and Council to consider a regional recycling facility. The existing recycling contract for the Council runs until 2022 at which point the Council would [...]
At our most recent meeting of The Cabinet, members of the Council were presented with the final draft of the Stratford-upon-Avon Area Transport Strategy. The document is the culmination of over four years of [...]
In this video I give an update on where we are with the Avon Navigation Scheme, that was included in the Stratford upon Avon District Council priority project list. Please comment below to [...]
Community Infrastructure Levy On Monday 11th September the Council received its final report from the Planning Inspector on our CIL Policy. At the time of writing I have not seen a copy of that [...]
Community Infrastructure Levy Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a fixed rate charge that developers will pay for each square metre of additional floor space. This will be paid at the start of development or [...]
In April 2016 a decision was made by Council to amend the structure of the senior management team to be headed up by two Executive Directors, Dave Webb as Head of Paid Service and [...]
Transport Strategy The Transport Strategy that was announced on 9th February is still out for consultation. That consultation period ends on the 23rd of March (next week). I would encourage as many people as [...]
Transport Strategy On 9th February our MP, Nadhim Zahawi, alongside the portfolio holder for Infrastructure, Cllr Robert Vaudry, launched the District Councils draft Transport Plan. Included within that plan were all of the items [...]
Budget It is that time of year where Councils across the country are setting their budgets and Stratford is no different. The accounts for 2016/17 year are looking very healthy, thanks largely to an [...]
Strategic Review In last months report I talked about the recently conducted Strategic Review and that the council would be producing its findings and future plans towards the end of the year. The first [...]
Inspired by the adoption of the Core Strategy in July, officers and members have spent the summer conducting a Strategic Review, essentially a holistic view of Stratford, which has focused on how to deliver [...]
Core Strategy At long last we now have a fully adopted and legally compliant Core Strategy for the Stratford upon Avon District. Our Planning Inspector, Pete Drew, gave the green light to the District [...]
Core Strategy In January the public examination into the Council’s Core Strategy was reopened by Government Inspector, Pete Drew. Since then a great deal of work has been undertaken that has enabled the Inspector [...]
It has been a busy start to the year for the District Council with a number of very important commitments and decisions to be considered. First on the agenda was the latest public [...]
The table below shows the cabinets that have been upgraded in your area, and the main areas that each cabinet covers. Please note, however, that telecoms infrastructure clearly does not follow postcodes. In fact, we [...]
August is typically a quiet month for District Councils, however there have been some important issues to work through this year, the most prevalent of which has been a discussion over Combined Authorities. As [...]
Thursday saw a fantastic turnout for both the General and Local Elections. A really good result for the Conservative Party who gained 24 seats to take an overall majority. Locally the party managed to [...]
Since the disappointing news that the Hampton Lucy appeal was allowed, largely due to Stratford DC not being able to demonstrate a five year housing supply, I have been approached by many residents who [...]
Today was the first day of a four day hearing into an appeal lodged by Charles Church against a planning decision not to permit the development of 25 new homes in Hampton Lucy off [...]
As most of you will know the Stratford Armories submitted a planning application earlier this year for put 100 static homes on its surrounding land. The purpose of the application is to provide much [...]
Since the elections I have had a large number of letters about the hoarding outside the old Foxhunter Pub. It is a site at the heart of the village and an area that we [...]
Stratford District Council have today launched their new community transport operation called the UBUS. It will be operating in and around Snitterfield on Mondays, Thursday and Fridays with bookings being taken daily, up to [...]
The final public consultation exercise for the Core Strategy is currently underway. This is an opportunity for local residents, business and interested parties to make final comments on the plan that, once adopted, will [...]
Well its late on Thursday night (early Friday morning) but the votes have been counted and it gives me great pleasure to inform you that I am now the Conservative Councillor for Snitterfield ward. [...]
Hello and welcome to my campaign website. My name is Peter Richards and I am standing as the Prospective Conservative representative for Snitterfield Ward in this year’s elections. This will be my first time [...]
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