Nibley Lane (from the A432 Badminton Road to Iron Acton High Street) will be closed from 9.30am to 2.30pm on Wednesday 27 February so the road can be cleaned.
Westerleigh Road, from Coalsack Lane to Folly Brook Road, will have "Temporary traffic management" from 25 March until the end of July so that maintenance work can be carried out on the bridge.
Saturday, 23 February 2008
Friday, 22 February 2008
Police appeal for crash witnesses
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision on the B4465 Wapley Road near Dodington Ash on Friday (February 15), shortly before 8pm.
A Fiat was travelling along the B4465 towards the A46 at Tormarton when it collided with a Hyundai travelling in the opposite direction.
The driver of the Fiat, a man aged in his 20s, sustained serious injuries and died at the scene.
Anyone who witnessed the collision is urged to contact the police collision investigation unit on 0845 4567000.
(Copied from our sister site for Yate, Sodbury and Dodington, who in turn thank Avon and Somerset Constabulary's local website for the details)
A Fiat was travelling along the B4465 towards the A46 at Tormarton when it collided with a Hyundai travelling in the opposite direction.
The driver of the Fiat, a man aged in his 20s, sustained serious injuries and died at the scene.
Anyone who witnessed the collision is urged to contact the police collision investigation unit on 0845 4567000.
(Copied from our sister site for Yate, Sodbury and Dodington, who in turn thank Avon and Somerset Constabulary's local website for the details)
Is your bin being completely emptied?
A resident contacted Claire Young this week to say that for two collections running their black bin had not been completely emptied. Had they not rung the Council to complain, food waste could have been sitting in the bottom of their bin for a month.
The Council can penalise SITA if bins are missed or not emptied properly, but they need residents to report problems so they can be logged with SITA and performance monitoring started. To do this, call Street Care on 01454 868000 and select option 1.
The Council can penalise SITA if bins are missed or not emptied properly, but they need residents to report problems so they can be logged with SITA and performance monitoring started. To do this, call Street Care on 01454 868000 and select option 1.
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Deadline for IVC comments is today!
The deadline for making comments on the In-Vessel Composting application is today, Wednesday 20 February. Comments made after this date might be considered but the only way to ensure your views are considered is to meet the deadline. The easiest way to do this is to view the application details online and click on the "Comment on application" link to make your comments online.
Residents at Monday's public meeting were unhappy about the Council not directly notifying them of the application. I have taken this issue up with the Head of Development Services, who says that they follow the consultation arrangements set out in the Council's Statement of Community Involvement. That simply requires them to consult with the following neighbours for major applications:
"all adjoining occupiers having a common boundary with the site, and properties directly opposite. All occupiers of land within 100m of the vehicular and pedestrian access points (measured linearly along the road, including properties on the opposite side of the road). If the subject of an enforcement investigation, the complainant."
Residents at Monday's public meeting were unhappy about the Council not directly notifying them of the application. I have taken this issue up with the Head of Development Services, who says that they follow the consultation arrangements set out in the Council's Statement of Community Involvement. That simply requires them to consult with the following neighbours for major applications:
"all adjoining occupiers having a common boundary with the site, and properties directly opposite. All occupiers of land within 100m of the vehicular and pedestrian access points (measured linearly along the road, including properties on the opposite side of the road). If the subject of an enforcement investigation, the complainant."
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
Residents turn out to oppose composting plans
Westerleigh Village Hall was packed on Monday night to hear SITA representatives give a presentation on their plans for an In-Vessel Composting facility off Batchfield Lane near Westerleigh. During the question and answer session that followed, residents raised fears about the impact on the Green Belt, the effect on the bridle way next to the site, disturbance to the neighbouring crematorium, the impact the HGV traffic generated would have on local houses and roads and the risk of smells and health hazards.
Claire Young challenged SITA's assertion that all of South Gloucestershire outside of towns and villages was Green Belt (it is not) and asked whether SITA had really considered all non-Green Belt alternatives. She also raised the issue of the flood risk at the site.
At the end attendees voted unanimously to oppose the plans.
Monday, 18 February 2008
Phone mast battle continues as Vodafone appeal
At the end of January, the planning committee voted to object to Vodafone's plans to erect a 3G phone mast beside the Badminton Road in Coalpit Heath. Sadly Vodafone have now appealed. Claire Young has not yet received official notification of this but the documents can be viewed on the South Glos website.
Information from Pucklechurch
The site of SITA's proposed composting facility is just inside Westerleigh Parish's boundary with Pucklechurch and there is much interest in both Parishes. The Pucklechurch community website has a useful round-up of reports, information and a presentation which Parish Councillor Martin Smith gave to the public meeting in Pucklechurch.
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