Long Whatton Church

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# The next PARISH COUNCIL MEETING will be held at 7.30pm on Thursday 4th December at Diseworth Village Hall.
Notices with full details will be available, here and on Notice Boards in the villages from about the Friday before.
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Affordable Homes for our Communities
.... forging ahead

Your chance to see and comment on plans for affordable homes for local people in the village

Your parish council invites Diseworth villagers to attend a public drop-in session to discuss the plans for affordable homes for local people in the village.

The venue – The Village Hall, Diseworth

The date – Tuesday 9th December

The time – Between 4:00pm and 7:00pm

Following the issue of local needs housing being highlighted in the Parish Plan and then quantified by the housing needs survey in June, the Parish Council asks you to attend a drop in session in the Village Hall.
Outline plans of the proposed site will be available for you to discuss with us, the developing housing association, the local authority and the rural housing enabler.
We welcome your comments on layout, design or whatever they may be as we need to be sure that this project is in the best interest of the village.
Refreshments will also be available.
Please come along and see what’s going on!
NOTE: Everyone's welcome at this event. Long Whatton's own event is likely to follow soon. Look out for details...
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"Airport Parking" - Group to Decide on Action

About 30 people attended the recent Public Meeting at Diseworth. A full discussion considered all the known options. It was clear that some positive action was necessary and, through the Parish Council, a Group comprising local people is to be established so that the possibilities can be considered in detail and any decisions carried through. To contribute to this Group, please contact the Chairman or Clerk (below) to express your interest and we will keep in touch.
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GOLF COURSES AND HOTEL ...AWAITING THE DECISION ... on the proposal for a 400 bed hotel/conference centre and two golf courses plus golf academy, staff quarters and a new access road from the B5324 at Woodland Farm, Hallamford Road, Long Whatton. For details - you can quickly access the application itself by clicking 'Planning Applications' (left) or via the nwleics.gov.org website.

# See Parish Council News for a full report of the Public Meeting held on 15th May.

Airport Runway Extension

"Third longest runway in UK after Gatwick and Heathrow"

The Council's Planning Group met on 21st August and responded to the latest application for runway extensions at the Airport. It was decided to object to the proposals. It was clear that the latest version of the Environmental Statement submitted was grossly under-stating the impact which the extended runway would have - most of which would be apparent during the night. Assessments of the impact on inevitable future infrastructure developments to allow all-comers to use the airport (and which the operators would find difficult to resist) both within and outside the airport boundary had not been addressed. The impact of the resulting increased traffic to and from the site had been dismissed as insignificant. The Council's full response is now available to view here within the agenda for the 4th September meeting.

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GETTING IN TOUCH ...

The Council's contact details are:
Douglas Maas, Parish Clerk
Long Whatton & Diseworth Parish Council
86 Forest Road, Markfield, Leicestershire LE67 9UN
Telephone: O1530 242534
email: longwhatdisepc@hotmail.com
website: longwhattondiseworth.org.uk

To contact a Councillor see Councillors

WHAT BRINGS YOU TO VISIT US?
What would you like to know about the Parish Council?

What is the Parish Council for? What does it do? How do we get in touch? When is the next meeting? Who are our Parish Councillors? Where does the money come from? How do we find out how they've used it? How can local people get the Parish Council to do things? Use the links on the left or look further down this page for useful headlines. For further information - see Contact Details, below.
This is the website of the Parish Council. For more information about the Villages themselves and local facilities, just click on the leicestershirevillages.com link on the right which will take you straight to both Villages' own useful websites.

CHAIRMAN's ANNUAL REPORT for 2007/08 - see Parish Council News
2001 CENSUS INFORMATION - see Council Information
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VILLAGES ON COURSE TO THE FUTURE
Diseworth and Long Whatton people's wishes for the future of their villages are set in their PARISH PLAN, launched earlier this year after a big two year effort. Many requirements identified are already under way. The full summary of the Plan is available: CLICK HERE ...

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ON DECEMBER'S AGENDA

Topics considered at the meeting on 6th November were:
# There are various matters being progressed at the moment including seeking a suitable contractor to refurbish Long Whatton's War Memorial.
# The quest for Affordable Housing for both villages is progressing well. Diseworth has got off the ground first and there will be an exhibition/consultation on 9th December at the Village Hall (see above).
# Airport Parking: The Group of residents formed to take this matter forward will be obtaining information about what is possible.
# The annual play areas safety inspection report - a quotation for maintenance work has been received and the Budget Working Group will be considering this.
# Donington Park Circuit is now submitting plans for major developments anticipating the coming of the Grand Prix. We are consulted as the 'neighbouring parish' and expect to see an Environmental Impact Statement to assess the impact on local roads. An active interest is being taken in this situation and we're invited to a meeting.
# A number of roads and parking issues in Long Whatton will receive an airing and reports forwarded as necessary.
# We're advised that a number of lighting columns will be replaced in Diseworth in December.
# In response to our query, we're advised of the cost of providing a sign to Long Whatton Post Office.
# Bill Bryson, President of CPRE asks local councils to take part in an anti-litter campaign: Stop The Drop.
# All the Planning consultations since the last meeting will either be reported on or dealt with. Any decisions taken by the planning authorities will be reported.
... and more - the full agenda and the minutes of the previous meeting can be viewed (usually by the Friday before the meeting) by clicking on Minutes Archive and downloading them. Click on Meetings Calendar for details of future meetings.