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This page contains information and links about the proposed Special Development Area proposed by the Government for Botley.
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July 2010
Keith House, Leader Eastleigh Borough Council, formally details death of the SDA but with caution that we need to continue to increase housing supply. Click on  Abolition of SE Plan KH001-1 17/07/2010,18:02 61.96 Kb for text of paper by Keith House
June 2010
M27 Corridor Interim Study. This shows just how bad the M27 is, and how its going to get worse. Just seems to propose work on Junctions and possible use of hard shoulder. Large section on SDA imact, now not relevant, Click on M27 Corridor Report revE 19/07/2010,16:48 4.76 Mb to download the report.
September 2009
PUSH has appointed Matthew James as Project Feasibility
Manager for the SDA, working on behalf of
Eastleigh Borough Council and Winchester City Council. Matthew is based in the
Planning Policy and Design team at Eastleigh Borough Council. Matthew is consulting with all interested parties. He has met with Botley Parish Council, BPAG and Botley Market Town Partnership.
Details of what is being studied and what is happening may be found at
http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/ebc-4031
It is worth checking this site frequently to see what is going on
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The Government issued the South East Regional Stategy Plan on 6th May 2009. They appear to have ignored all comments! The Labour Government is about to change Botley forever. The Links below allow reading/download of the the SE Plan. Also see comments on the BPAG web site.
Specific Details for South Hampshire
Regional Strategy South Hampshire 6may2009 163.61 Kb
Sections of the Entire Plan
Section A 2.6Mb Introduction and Overview, Challenges and Context, Vision and Objectives
Section B 7.4Mb Core Regional Policies Spatial Strategy, Cross Cutting Policies, Sustainable Economic Development, Housing, Transport, Natural Resource Management, Waste and Minerals, Countryside and Landscape Management, Management of the Built Environment, Town Centres, Tourism and Related Sports and Recreation, Social and Community Infrastructure
Section C 6.2Mb Sub-Regional Policies (6.2MB) South Hampshire, Sussex Coast, East Kent and Ashford, Kent Thames Gateway, London Fringe, Western Corridor and Blackwater Valley, Central Oxfordshire, Milton Keynes and Aylesbury Vale, Gatwick, Isle of Wight and Areas Outside Sub-Regions
Section D 100kb Implementation, Monitoring and Review, Appendix 1 - Saved Policies, Glossary
SE Plan Key Diagram
See also the Government Office of the South East for more details.
Objections to SDA closed at 5.00pm 24th October 2008
Click on the link below to read the comments on the Consultation
http://gose.limehouse.co.uk/portal
To see what your local Councils have done:
Click on Statement by Botley Parish Council 14/10/2008 213.50 Kb
and Comments Submitted by Botley Parish Council 14/10/2008 78.89 Kb
Click on Comments made by Eastleigh Borough Council
Click for push_n-ne_hedge_end_sda_feasibility_study_report 5.67 Mb written in December 2006
If you want to join the action group then click Botley Parish Action Group to send an email or click on BPAG website.
Parliamentary Debate 23 October 2008 SE Regional Plan
Please see what MP's in the SouthEast are saying about the Proposed SE Regional Plan and see Government Ministers response Click on
westminster_hall_debate_on_south_east_plan 23/10/2008 169.00 Kb
for details. It is a long paper but very interesting reading. Our MP and many others spoke in the debate, and all were expressing deep concerns. Read the Government replies!
This section gives the slide shows and a resume of the Questions & Answers at the Public Meeting organised by the Parish Council and held on 31st July 2008 at Botleigh Grange. There were 500 people present at the meeting which started at 7.15pm and finish at 9:50pm. The hall capacity was 500 and several dozen people were unable to get into the meeting.
Presentations were given by
The meeting was chaired by Colin Mercer, Chairman, Botley Parish Council
The Special Development Area N/NE Hedge End by Paul Ramshaw. A planner's view of what is the SDA, where is it, how big is it, why do we need it, whose plan is it anyway, where are we now and what next. (there are 20 slides in this presentation)
Challenges to the SDA by David Simmons. This presentation really drives home some of the facts about the SDA and how, if we allow it to happen, it will change Botley and our environment for ever. Please take the time to view this presentation.
(there are 55 slides in this presentation so it takes a a few sconds to start up)
PDF versions of the presentations are available below
Click paul_ramshaw_presentation 1.68 Mb to download PDF version of slides
Click dave_simmons_presentation 5.01 Mb to download PDF version
Digest of Speakers Remarks and Question & Answer Session
Click public_meeting_31july08v1 804.74 Kb to download PDF transcript
Comment on Secretary of States Changes to Report
http://gose.limehouse.co.uk/portal/rss/pcc/consult?pointId=91233
Government Consultation Document web site
http://gose.limehouse.co.uk/portal/rss/pcc/consult
Partnership for Urban South Hampshire web site
http://www.push.gov.uk/intro.aspx
Examination in Public South East Plan
http://www.eipsoutheast.co.uk/home/
Save the South Campaign
http://www.savethesouth.org.uk
Eastleigh Borough Council SDA Info
http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/sda
Botley Parish Action Group web site
http://www.bpag.org.uk/
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