The Parish Council (PC) was surprised to learn of the addition of item ‘EN18 – Sherborne Park Estate Masterplan’ to the Cotswold District Council’s Local Plan, currently subject to consultation.
The PC is in the process of consulting the community and lobbying the District Council (appointed officers and elected members) for more information and access to documentation they have beyond what has already been published. See links below.
Cotswold District Local Plan Update Consultation Draft Policies: Tracked Changes 14.1.1b Local Plan Reg.18 Consultation Draft Policies Tracked Changes (cotswold.gov.uk)
See page 269. Take special note of item: ‘Offers a sustainable tourism offer close to Bourton-on-the-Water which could help mitigate its ‘honey pot status’.
Cotswold District Local Plan Update Consultation Executive Summary and Consultation Instructions and Questions 14-1-1-executive-summary-consultation-instructions-and-questions-feb-2024 v2 (cotswold.gov.uk)
See page 26 for Policy EN18 and page 3 for instructions for providing feedback.
In the meantime, please feel free to share your thoughts with the PC via cdclocalplan@sherborneparish.org. Any representations received will be included within the PC’s ongoing lobbying activity.
You may also wish to contact the relevant District Council representatives:
- Councillor Joe Harris (Leader of the Council) joe.harris@cotswold.gov.uk
- Tony Dale (Cabinet Member for the Economy, and Council Transformation) tony.dale@cotswold.gov.uk
- Paul Hodgkinson (Cabinet Member for Health, Leisure, and Culture) paul.hodgkinson@cotswold.gov.uk
Please copy any representations you make to the District Council to cdclocalplan@sherborneparish.org.