A message from Louise and Cat

May 21st, 2008

Just to let you all know…. we have been campaigning at the station, HW School and the Neighbourhood Centre Pre-school and today delivered 150 letters of objection to the Council. There are another 60 waiting to be delivered. Not bad since last friday! And these are just the ones we know about.

If you would be happy to help save Harold Wood, we are looking for willing and able volunteers to do a leaflet drop in the road you live in. Please e-mail loswheelos@ntlworld.com to leave your details/message - copies can then be delivered to you. It would also be helpful if you could tell us roughly how many you would need. It would be great if every house in Harold Wood could receive an information flier over the weekend.

Important Update

May 19th, 2008

The deadline for objections has been extended to Wednesday 28th May 08!

We must ensure that objections are recieved by the council by this date! Methods:

Email planning@havering.gov.uk (subject P0702.08)

Online: www.havering.gov.uk/planning

Or you can send a letter:  Suggested format (and the address) can be seen here. (You may copy and paste into Word, but please try and make the letter unique to you.)

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A Big Thank You!

May 14th, 2008

 Public meeting at St.Peters Church

It was fantastic to see so many peope turn up for the public meeting this evening.

A Big thank you goes out to St.Peters Church for providing the venue, Brian and Dennis for answering essential questions and of course Ron Ower for arranging the meeting. Also, thanks to so many people who are taking an active role in making sure that action is taken against the submitted plans.

 

As soon as the planning proposals were known, the meeting was swiftly organised and volunteers posted over 2000 flyers to Harold Wood residents. Unfortunatly, due to the time scales, some homes may not have received this notification. However, it isnt too late to take action!

 

To reiterate tonights message, it is essential that your opposals are sent to the planning office as soon as possible.  Full details below.

Latest News…

March 13th, 2008

Station and Hospital entrance

 

 

Harold Wood Hospital Development Proposal - Planning Application P0702.08

A outline planning application has been received by the Council to provide 874 dwellings on the former site of the Harold Wood Hospital

 

SaveHaroldWood and the Havering Residents Association are opposing this application and request your support.

We urge you to write in with your comments/objections by 20th May to:

Chief Planning Officer, 7th Floor, Mercury House,
Mercury Gardens,
Romford, RM1 3SL
or visit havering.gov.uk/planning

Please do not forget to quote the reference P0702.08

Meeting to discuss the above –
St Peters Church, Gubbins Lane, Wednesday 14th May @ 7.30pmRon Ower
Editor of The Bulletin
Havering Residents’ Association
07721 780372

Read more on the proposal here 

 

Commenting on applications (Advice from Haverings website):

You have three options;
1. Directly online (recommended)
The best way to comment on a planning application is by using the website. Simply use the Online Searches page to find the application you are interested in and, if the 21 day consultation period is still open, there will be a button at the top of the screen marked “submit a comment on this application”. Your comments will then be directly put into our system.
2. By email
You can email your views to us at planning@havering.gov.uk . Please quote the application number (in the format P0702.08) in the subject field and make it as clear to us as possible whether you are objecting, supporting or commenting on an application. You will be sent an acknowledgement of your email within a few minutes.

3. Write to us
You should post your comments to us as soon as possible. As with emailed comments (above) please always clearly quote the unique reference number (in the format P0702.08) and make it clear to us whether you are objecting, supporting or commenting on an application.Remember, comments must be recieved by 20th May. This is not the same as you having posted them to us. You should allow up to 5 days for a letter to arrive at our offices in Romford. You are already on the internet so why not save time and use our Online Searches facility which is linked directly to our system, meaning no postal delays and no stamps! SeeOption 1 for more information.

The following link may help you decide how you comment. This page describes the Governments “LDF” - Local Development Framework.

http://www.havering.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2512

The policies and proposals in the LDF deal with a range of issues including:

  • The number of houses needed and where they should be located
  • How much land is needed for different employment uses, such as offices, business and warehouses
  • The relationship between how people travel and the places they use most frequently
  • Protecting areas of historic, archaeological, wildlife or scenic importance
  • The provision of recreational facilities
  • The Green Belt
  • The location of shops, services and community facilities
  • Balancing the above in the interests of sustainable development

Q & A

February 6th, 2008

Have a question about the devlopment that noone has asked - or answered? Or do you know the answer to someones question? Post it here.  

Have Your Say…

January 27th, 2008

For those of you who do not yet know, Countryside Property Developers have put forward a proposal for re-development of the old Harold Wood Hospital site, off Gubbins Lane, Harold Wood. The proposal is for over 800 dwellings. Read more here

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Good or bad, please tell us your thoughts. Please note, all comments are moderated. Offensive comments will not be published.

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Your Actions…

January 27th, 2008

If you have a suggested action (please be sensible!) or if you have already taken action (emails, letters etc) let us know.

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Your Results…

January 27th, 2008

If you’ve had some feedback that should be made public - good or bad - let us know.

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