Buntingford Civic Society

We are advised by the Town Council that they have received a planning application from Countryside Management, a subsidiary of Bovis Homes and Vistry, for outline planning permission to build 350 dwellings on land to the east of the A10 by-pass. We are aware that there have been many objections to this application, but we await the decision by East Herts Planning.

We have also been made aware of the proposition by the Buntingford Medical Centre for a new Surgery to be located on land to the north of Hare Street Road. This new surgery will be built by Taylor Wimpey. At the time of writing there is no planning application, but we understand that it will form part of a larger development of 200 dwellings.

Wheatley Homes have submitted an application to build 68 dwellings on land to the east of London Road, south of Owles Lane.

We will be working closely with the Town Council to ensure the best outcome for the Town if any of these applications are successful.

On a brighter note, the recent Classic Car Show was again a major success. Our thanks go to the organisers and volunteers for the hard work, planning and manning this event that showcases our town annually. The consensus is that it was the biggest attendance ever, a fantastic advert for the town. We can now look forward to the upcoming events, Remembrance Sunday - 12th November, Lights of Love and Late-Night Shopping - Friday 1st December.

The Civic Society is a voluntary organisation that is overseen by an Executive Committee. Over the past few years this committee, for various reasons, has lost members and it has been hard to replace those members that have either left the town or are no longer available to fulfil this important role in the running of the Society. This has inevitably resulted in activities that would have historically been led by the Society have reduced, although we do still play an active role in events organised by other groups in the town. My message to any existing or potential member of the society is "come and join the Executive Committee". We meet once a month on a Monday Evening at 7.00pm and we need "new blood and fresh ideas".

If you are interested and would like to find out more about this vital role in the society then please contact our hard-working secretary, Carol Noble, for more details. She can be contacted by email at secretary@buntingfordcivic.org.uk or why not come along to our next meeting which is at 7.00pm on Monday 9th October at the Manor House.

Graham Waite, Chairman, Buntingford Civic Society

If you have any queries about Buntingford Civic Society or issues you would like to raise, you can email the Chairman direct at chairman@buntingfordcivic.org.uk.

The October issue of the Buntingford Journal will be available from the usual retailers from 29th September.

More information about the Buntingford Civic Society can be found here and membership forms can be found here.