1. Apologies
2. Minutes of the 7th March meeting
3. Matters arising from the Minutes
4. Police Report
5. Reports from subgroups
a. Membership
b. Environment
c. Planning
d. Highways
6. AOB
On 13th December 2010 the Government announced its Localism Bill. This was the first stage in an important process which over the next few years will see the structure of the planning system being ‘radically’ reformed.
How the Localism Bill and the changes in the planning system impact on the preparation of the Mole Valley Local Development Framework (LDF) is an extremely important issue for the Council and its communities. The Council has therefore prepared a Discussion Paper outlining a number of key issues that need to be considered.
The Council is seeking views on this Paper from Friday 4th March until Friday 8th April 2011. The Discussion Paper and Comments Form can be downloaded from www.molevalley.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=11716
Also there will be a longer article on Localism by our Chairman in the LRA Spring Newsletter. Please read it.
The following were to be included in our Spring Newsletter; unfortunately it has been delayed by two weeks, so while there’s still time ….
Wednesday, March 16th: Transition Bookham meeting
7.30pm to 9.30pm at St Nicolas Church’s Pastoral Centre.
A talk on "Gardening for Bees" with a honey bee keeper speaker from Epsom.
Saturday 19th March: Compost Works Open Day
2.00pm – 5.30pm at 8 The Drive, Fetcham, KT22 9EN. Admission free. For more information visit www.compostworks.org.uk/news.htm
Hopefully, the Newsletter will be out in time for the next announcement, but just in case ….
Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th March: Surrey Eco-house event
Action Surrey, an organisation set up by Woking Borough Council, is organising this event to inspire the public and homeowners to learn about energy saving measures and renewable technology from those who have already been there and done it.
Viewing a Surrey Green Home is free but booking is strictly required. Please visit www.actionsurrey.org/surreygreenhomes to find out more and book free tickets
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