Broadwindsor Group Parish Council have announced that a planning application, P/FUL/2024/06675, has been submitted by Magna Housing Group for the installation of solar panels and external wall insulation on their properties in Fullers.
Comments may be left on the website up until 10th December – click HERE.
The application will be on the agenda for the Parish Council’s next meeting in December.
Not before time – a new reduced speed limit of 40mph comes into effect on this Friday, 1st November.
Statement of Reasons
• For avoiding danger to persons or other traffic using the roads, or any other road,
and for preventing the likelihood of any such danger arising.
• To provide a safer environment for parents and children
• To help reduce the amount of pollution that school children are exposed to
outside schools
As shown below, the section of road on the B3163 will be reduced from 60mph to 40mph approaching the 20mph in our village.
This in Drimpton is the first of several opportunities organised by Broadwindsor Group Parish Council, there will be one in Broadwindsor, and possibly Blackdown too.
From 10.30am – 3.30pm, with refreshments available – make your views count or perhaps just find out more and make enquiries as to how our council are approaching the Climate & Ecological Emergency we are facing in our own environment.
Scan the QR code for further information or please direct your questions to the Parish clerk at hello@broadwindsorgroup.gov.uk.
Broadwindsor Group Parish CLT is now in receipt of a small amount of land rent from their housing association partner Abri for the site at Northcombe Lea.
The CLT has set up a BGP CLT Community Fund so that they can share some of these monies with community groups and organisations across all the communities of the Broadwindsor Group Parish area.
Applications for the first funding round should be submitted between 1st September – 31st December 2024.
Notes on eligibility, conditions of funding and the application process:
1. Broadwindsor Group Parish Community Land Trust (BGP CLT) invites applications to the CLT Community Fund between 1 September and 31 December each year.
2. The application must be on behalf of a charity, a community enterprise or a community self-‐help or voluntary group constituted with a committee and a bank account.
3. BGP CLT annual funding pot will be dependent on the surplus of income available after BGP CLT’s annual running costs have been taken into account. The amount available for each application will be between £50 -‐ £500. BGP CLT reserves the right to offer less than the funding applied for.
4. Applicants must be able to identify how the grant would be used to develop services or facilities in a way that would benefit people within Broadwindsor Group Parish area (the communities of Broadwindsor, Burstock, Hursey, Drimpton, Netherhay,
Greenham, Kittwhistle, Blackdown, Seaborough).
5. If an organisation submits an application after all the monies available for the year have been committed, they may opt to have their application carried over to the following year.
6. Where successful, it will be understood that by accepting the funds awarded, the receiving organisation undertakes to provide a short written report to the BGP CLT Board setting out the amount actually spent and the extent to which the planned outcomes or impact of the funded activity or purchase have been achieved.
Examples of what applications could be used for:
• Capital costs eg equipment
• Running costs eg transport and administrative costs
• Addressing a specific community issue, and projects that include environmental /nature-‐based concerns
• Training/support for volunteers
Should you require additional information or assistance, please contact BGP CLT Secretary, Sheila Hawkins, on 11esgh528@gmail.com.
Due to the new decision by Dorset Council to include tetrapaks and foil, the recycling bins by The Comrades Hall will be removed at the end of September. There will be a notice in the area to inform people of the change.
This is marvellous news for Sara Dyke and her team who have been maintaing the bins for some considerable time! Our thanks to them all for their hard work and commitment 🙂
Please make sure items are completely empty, flatten them, and pop the lids back on (if possible) before placing in your recycling bin.
For more information or to leave a comment – please visit Dorset Council HERE.
Note: You still cannot put in Blister packs as the plastic/foil combination means they can’t currently be separated by their facilities. Any branch of Superdrug will accept them for recycling.
A new community project aimed at capturing the memories of local people takes place in Broadwindsor from October 2024 to March 2024.
It is being led by Margery Hookings for Windrose Rural Media Trust, a registered charity whose purpose is to use the media to undertake educational, archival and creative work in rural communities. For many years, it has concentrated on Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire.
There are several strands to this latest project, which is called Born & Bred and is a follow up to Windrose’s The Place I Love project (2021-2022), which was funded by Dorset Council, Dorset AONB and Broadwindsor Group Parish Council.
That project compiled the village’s field names and included two events incorporating local folk songs, an art exhibition by local artists inspired by the landscape, poetry workshops at the village primary school and a short film. (Film by James Harrison can be viewed HERE).
It culminated in the unveiling of an illustrative village map (above) created by a local artist, Megan Edwards. It is now displayed in Broadwindsor Square. [Prints of this map should be available for sale in October to pre-order, more details to follow.]
Born & Bred, which will take place over six months, comprises:
Since the pandemic, new families have moved into Broadwindsor and there is renewed interest in the village’s history. The project aims to give local people a voice by collecting their memories of how the village use to be, and also bring to light the extraordinary sayings of Thomas Fuller, a prolific author and one of the first English writers able to live by his pen. His many sayings are very much relevant today, including ‘we never know the value of water until the well is dry’ and ‘charity begins at home – but it should not end there’.
The material gathered from interviews will be made available on Broadwindsor.Org, the parish council and Windrose websites, with links to local press and social media. The project has received partial funding from Dorset Council’s culture and community fund and is seeking funding from Broadwindsor Group Parish Council at their meeting tomorrow night (Mon. 9th)
If there is anyone who is aged 55 or older and was born and bred in the village or nearby and who would like to be involved, please contact Margery Hookings on 07807 705457 or by email at margery.hookings@gmail.com
The Parish Council has for many years petitioned Dorset Council to reduce the speed limit on the B3163 past Broadwindsor Cricket Club and to the base of Clan Hill, which is currently 60 mph, reducing abruptly to 20 mph and introduce a transitional limit of 40 mph to ensure greater safety for all road users.
Last night, the Parish Council were delighted to report that this request has now been approved by Dorset Council.
The poor state of our roads and signage was raised as a matter to be discussed at their next meeting and they will be reviewing signs across the Grouped Parish over the coming months.
If you do see a sign which is not in good working order or have concerns about a particular part of the highway, please do get in contact: hello@broadwindsorgroup.gov.uk.
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on Monday, 9th September, 7.30pm at Drimpton Village Hall. All are welcome.
Our Parish Council promote themselves by stating:
Broadwindsor Group Parish Council represents the views of local people, negotiates and influences the decisions which directly affect the community and delivers important services to improve the quality of life for everyone living and working in the area.
The Neighbourhood Plan became a statutory part of the development plan for the area and carries significant weight in how planning applications are decided. You can read the October 2018 Submission Draft Neighbourhood Plan, in full HERE. (The Editor could not find the approved plan on the Dorset Council website.)
The next meeting of Broadwindsor Group Parish Council will be held at Drimpton Village Hall on Monday, 12th February at 7.30pm. All are invited to attend.
The full agenda is not yet published but one planning application in particular, which has a deadline of 15th February for comments, has received much attention on social media… Councillor Steve Chubb commented as below:
The following application P/FUL/2022/05832 has been received from Dorset Council and will be discussed at our next meeting on 12 February. A Case Officer was only appointed at the end of last week and an extension to the deadline for comments has been requested in order that the Parish Council can discuss collectively and seek the views of those living close by. Members of the public can make comments to the Parish Council or comment directly to Dorset Council online. The deadline is 15 February.In November 2022 Chapman Lily Planning Ltd attended a Parish Council meeting to discuss the proposal prior to submission to Dorset Council. The published minute of that item is below (main image).
https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx…
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Next Monday’s meeting of Broadwindsor Group Parish Council will be held at BlackdownVillage Hall at 7.30pm. All are invited to attend.
The full agenda may be viewed HERE which includes…
Item 5: Public Participation
Residents are invited to give their views and ask questions of the Parish Council on issues on this Agenda.
a. Report from Councillor Christopher, Dorset Council
b. Report from Dorset Police
Item 8: Planning Applications
a. Applications Received and Circulated for Consultation
P/FUL/2023/03535, Lower Sandpit Farm, Hardys Lane, Drimpton, DT8 3RS
P/FUL/2023/04553, Seaborough Manor Farm, Seaborough, DT8 3QY
P/LBC/2023/04554, Seaborough Manor Farm, Seaborough, DT8 3QY
P/TRC/2023/05457, Telephone Exchange, The Old Bakery, Broadwindsor, DT8 3RU
P/FUL/2023/05316, Holly Cottage, Access Road to Hillside Farm, Seaborough, DT8 3QY
The Old George, The Square, Broadwindsor, DT8 3QD (Application for a Premises Licence)
b. Other Applications
c. Results
P/TRC/2023/04519, Little Hayes, High Street, Broadwindsor, DT8 3QP: (Tree Works) No Objection
P/PABA2/2023/05207, Knapp Farm, Specket Lane, Broadwindsor, DT8 3LD: Prior Approval Granted
P/LBC/2023/04169, Coronation House, Main Street Through Hursey, DT8 3LN: Granted
P/CLE/2023/04027, Carmoor Farm, Hollis Hill, Broadwindsor, DT8 3QS: (Lawful Development
Certificate) Granted
P/FUL/2023/02425, The Magdalen Project, Magdalen Farm, Maudlin Lane, Winsham, TA20 4PA:
Withdrawn
P/FUL/2023/03774, North Dibberford Farm, Beaminster, DT8 3HD: Granted
P/FUL/2023/00747, Bridge Farm, Chard Road, Drimpton, DT8 3RF: Withdrawn
d. Neighbourhood Plan Update
e. Listed Buildings and Solar Panels
Item 13: Highways
a. Feedback from Visit from Dorset Council Highways
b. Update on Issues Reported to Dorset Council Highways
c. Storage and Maintenance of Parish Council Mower
d. Fingerpost Restoration Programme
e. Broadwindsor Tree Concerns Update
f. Drimpton CCTV
g. Speed Indicator Device Update
h. Dog Fouling Update
Item 14: Events
a. Fireworks Display
b. Armistice Day Memorial Event
Item 15: Post Office Outreach Service, Comrades Hall
Item 19: Public Participation
Residents are invited to give their views and ask questions of the Parish Council on any outstanding
issues on this Agenda or raise issues for future consideration.
Item 21: FMR Trust
a. To receive the Finance Report (Balance £3,126.62 as of 30 September 2023)
b. To approve payment of £335.25 for Broadwindsor Group Parish Council (Trust Administration)
c. To consider grant payment of £200.00 for Broadwindsor Rangers (Visit to Houses of Parliament)
The full agenda may be downloaded HERE .
The press and public are invited to attend. Under the Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014, members of the public may now film, photograph and make audio recordings of the proceedings of the formal Council meeting, though not, under current legislation, of the Public Participation session, as this is not part of the formal agenda of the meeting. Recording activity should be respectful to the conduct of the meeting and behaviour that disrupts the meeting (such as oral commentary) will not be permitted. Any member of the public shall not speak for more than five minutes. A question asked by a member of the public during Public Participation shall not require a response or debate during the meeting though the Chairman may direct that a written response will be provided subsequent to the meeting.
At Netherhay, Drimpton, the Northcombe Lea street name is now in place, as is Broadwindsor Group Parish Community Land Trust‘s 2023 plaque. The site has a mixture of apartments and one, two and three bedroomed homes.
The process by Abri to allocate homes to tenants will get underway tomorrow, 24th July, when the individual units will be advertised on Dorset Council‘s Homechoice website. The tenants will begin moving in during late August.
The Open Day on 18th August is an opportunity to view the 15 high quality, affordable, rural homes before they are occupied.
From 10.00am ’til 1.00pm:
Please park cars at Drimpton Village Hall and walk round to Northcombe Lea on Netherhay Lane, where staff from Abri and members of the BGP CLT Board will be available to talk to and answer any questions.
There will be a few disabled parking spaces available on the site.
Refreshments and facilities will be available at Drimpton Village Hall.
The Community Land Trust was established in 2016 and it acquired the freehold of a 1.5 ha development site from the Hedditch family. If you would you like to join the BGP CLT, find out more on their Membership page – click HERE.
