ENLARGE POSTER  |
HOUSING - Too much housing in the area? Not enough?
TRANSPORT & ACCESS - Too many cars on too many roads Or not enough?
JOBS & ECONOMY - Are distribution warehouses and concrete factories the right sort of jobs in the right location?
CLIMATE CHANGE - Are HPBC paying lip service? Can you make them more committed?
BUILDINGS & LANDSCAPE - protecting our environment (Rossington Park springs to mind)
REGENERATION - Is it Regeneration or Degeneration in your opinion?
Shaping the Future of High Peak is a discussion paper that will shape the way new development will take place in High Peak over the next 20 years. There's not much in the way of democracy when it comes to planning decisions and the way they are taken in this area. We know that because Tintwistle and Hadfield residents have been the victims of environmental destruction at the hands of the likes of Adrian Fisher and Dai Larna.
The Local Development Framework (LDF)which replaces the Local Plan will potentially make this situation worse unless you get your views in right at the start of this process which is taking place NOW. The LDF is what's called a front loaded decision making process. This means opinions count for more in the early stages and at each step in the process it becomes harder and harder to change decisions that will ultimately affect YOU.
The purpose of the discussion paper is to gather your views and opinions about what types of issues exist in the area and how they might be addressed. The Forum is useful for letting off steam and getting your main concerns across. You should however comment on the document online, which you can do by clicking here: http://www.highpeak.gov.uk/planning/localframework/CoreStrategy/
Don't be put off by length of the document - you only have to fill in the Sections that you choose to but please do comment. The more people who voice an opinion the more we will be heard. Apathy is our greatest enemy. Hope you can make it on Thursday.
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