If you live in or near Wantage, you may be aware that the FINAL ‘pre-submission’ version of Wantage Town Council’s NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN is now available for comment. Once approved, the Neighbourhood Plan will be a mandatory element of all future planning approvals in Wantage. It includes policies and proposals for Cycling.
This is the LAST CHANCE to have your say before the final Plan document is submitted to Vale of White Horse District Council for approval. The document can be seen on the Wantage Plan website HERE:
http://www.wantageneighbourhoodplan.org/
The consultation period runs until FRIDAY 20th NOVEMBER.
As a result of comments already received on earlier drafts, cycling now has a much higher profile in the Plan document. But the aspirations in the Plan will only carry weight if they are framed as mandatory requirements. Developers should be explicitly required to build fit-for-purpose cycle infrastructure, and the planning authorities should be explicitly required to examine planning applications for cycling content which conforms to proper standards.
PLEASE comment on the Plan, using the link above, by FRIDAY 20th NOVEMBER.
Many thanks for your help.
Guy W