Thursday, June 21, 2007

Residents Parking

Surveys of residents' views on parking schemes in Silverdale Road and Cawte Road were carried out a couple of months ago.

I am told by council officers that the reults have been analysed and that there is overwhelming support for introducing schemes in these two roads.

I will post an update on this when I have all the facts and figures and after I have been briefed on the matter.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

We Must Have A Refurendum on New EU Treaty

I was delighted that David Cameron made it clear that the Conservatives unequivocally support a refurendum on any new proposed treaty on the EU.

Gordon Brown looks like he is going back on an earlier government committment on EU constitution and appears to be arguing that new repackaged constitution won't warrant a public vote.

Not only should the government stick to its committment to giving the people their say they should make it clear there is no way Britain will even comtemplate giving further powers to Brussels. Until the EU can sign off its annual accounts and demonstrate where our money is going I can't see how the subject can even be on the agenda! Any commercial business that consistently failed to sign off its accounts would be shut down. Why should Brussels be any different?

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Planning Meeting 19th June

As well as deciding the new name for the road in Banister Park, the Planning Panel will consider a number of planning applications when it meets on 19th June. Click HERE for the report.

There is one Freemantle application. This is 14-20 Shirley Road (REF 07/00458/FUL). I posted on this particular site back in January. The application is for 12 one bedroom flats and 1 two bedroom flat. No parking is to be provided.

It was at this meeting that the application for the Gypsy Transit site at Monks Brook was to be heard. The Monks Brook application will now be heard on 20th June at 6:30pm at a special meeting in the Council Chamber. This is so that as many people as possible can attend and speak at the meeting.

Lindhoe Gardens

Banister Park is set to get a new road.

Next Tuesday the council will agree the name for a new close off Archers Road.

Approval was recently given for a development of 79 flats by Crest Nicholson at 1A Archers Road, a former nurses home at the junction with the Avenue.

The close is to take its name from Robert Lindhoe, the man who founded the Southampton Branch of the anti slavery society and is to mark the 200th anniversary of abolition of slavery in the British Empire.

Click HERE for a write up on the city council's website on Southampton's involvement in the abolition of the slave trade.