Wycombe Liberal Democrats

What do residents of Marsh want to happen in Kingsmead Park for childrens area — make your comments known
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Ryemead Councillors Trevor Snaith and Ray Farmer have been fighting to stop the development of Bassetsbury Allotments. As the
picture shows the allotments are being well used by local residents. Your Conservative controlled council and Cabinet want to conduct research to look at feasibility of access onto allotment with an agenda to build Homes on the site. Your local councillors are asking why Bassetsbury Allotments out of all the allotments in Wycombe town and rural villages are being singled out for this?

The Imagine the Future consultation earlier this year resulted in 43 residents opposing development of the allotments with none in favour. It raised more letters and comments than any other topic across all of the district ! These points have been repeatedly made to the Council by Cllrs Farmer and Snaith.We pledge to continue until the council realise that local public opinion matters!

Despite this the Council has so far refused to confirm that the allotments will remain. They still continue with a course of action including evaluation of access into the Allotments through the railway embankment .

Trevor said “ I would urge everyone who wishes to protect the allotments to send a reminder to the Council to ensure they do not forget the strength of feeling on this issue.”

You can send your emails asking questions to -
Cllr Hugh McCarthy Cabinet Member for Planning and Sustainability email hugh_mccarthy@wycombe.gov.uk
Cllr Lesley Clarke – Leader of the Council email lesley_clarke@wycombe.gov.uk
Cllr Trevor Snaith –Ryemead Ward email trevor_snaith@wycombe.gov.uk
Cllr Ray Farmer - –Ryemead Ward email Raymond_farmer@wycombe.gov.uk

Further to article in Bucks Frees Press 24th August 2007, on a call to save the traditional pubs. We in the Ryemead ward have two pubs which are currently closed, and we are not sure of what is happening to them. The Red Lion on Corner of Cock Lane has now been closed for six months, during this time the outside has had a face lift but we still cannot find out when this will be re-opening.

The second pub, Halfway House on London Road, has now been closed and fenced off for over a year. It seems that the car park has been used for car storage, but I feel that this is only a temporary arrangement and we will soon be seeing a planning application for yet more flats, that will only add to increase the congestion on London Road at the expense of yet another public and community amenity.

With this in mind I feel there is a need for the community to back these causes and make a stand against profit lead developers.

The first meeting of the steering group met on 2Oth July. The group includes local councillors for district and county ,church groups and representatives from Green Issues ( representing interests of St James Homes).
We are to meet with WDC officers to discuss how Community Centre can be delivered reallocating funds supplied by developer under S106 .

see www.planningsanity.co.uk

WANT TO BE INVOLVED LET RAY AND TREVOR KNOW

We have seen the artist impression  to develop the Wycombe station. We fully support development of station as it will put some life back into the east end of the Town.

Residents are tellling us the Station development  must have a design that compliments the area. Although early days we are already receiving comments from residents who are not impressed with height or design and are concerned how the access via Station Road is going to work for new residential. 

Residents are already concerned and will  need firm assurances that Station Road will not be opened up to through traffic leading to a rat run down to London Road.

We are looking for Residents comments once plans are released in the next week or so -  Contact Ray or Trevor    

trevor_snaith@wycombe.gov.uk

Raymond_farmer@wycombe.gov.uk