Strategic Planning at Castle Point in a Spin
September 29, 2013 by Editor · 2 Comments
Councillors are saying “We do not want Castle Point to be turned into a concrete jungle, but don’t know how to stop it !!”
“The Government wants to see more development in South Essex and has got us over a barrel.”
What do outsiders think?
It seems surprising that Castle Point Councillors have chosen to question the Conservative led Government especially when the Council has a Conservative Administration.
One wonders what they expect to achieve because most District Councils are managing to avoid a clash with Government by putting house building plans in place to avoid planning powers being effectively taken away from the Council.
Will Changes in the Probation Service Benefit Local Voluntary Sector Organisations?
January 9, 2013 by Editor · Leave a Comment
Yes, the Question is “Will Changes in the Probation Service Benefit Local Voluntary Sector Organisations?”
The Coalition Government hope that will be the case.
National comment From the The Guardian, Wednesday 9 January 2013
“The Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling, is to outline plans for the wholesale outsourcing of the probation service with private companies and voluntary sector organisations to take over the rehabilitation of the majority of offenders by 2015.”
“The public probation service is to be scaled back and “refocused” to specialise in dealing only with the most dangerous and high-risk offenders and public protection cases.”
The Pickles Effect – And Castle Point throws out a Planning Application
June 3, 2010 by Editor · Leave a Comment
Originally reported here at the Echo (520 homes and business park rejected on Thundersley Plotlands)
and Commented upon by Simon (assumed to be Simon Hart Vice Chairman of Hands off our Greenbelt Action Group)
I would like to say a THANK YOU to every one involved Publicly as I have done via email already.
To Barry Braizier who has fought for this land for many many years with the support of the local and wider area residents.
To the Councillors of Castle Point for Listening to the residents of the Borough it was fantastic to see unity in the Council Chamber over a topic that is so important to everyone with constructive objections to the Barratt’s application. This action of unity sets out the Councils Stance on development to all Developers setting out to submit plans to Castle Point.
