20/01275/AGR | General Purpose Agricultural Building. | Land Off Church Road Maisemore Gloucester Gloucestershire

Since Maisemore Parish Council's response to this application has been significantly redacted, thus losing its meaning in places, would anyone wishing to see the response in full please contact the clerk at clerk@maisemore-pc.org.uk for a PDF copy (we can't attach here) or look at these screenshots:

The Four Steps to Freedom - REISSUED

I don't know what went wrong with the previous email - let's try again with a different picture.

 

We await information re the May PC meeting but it looks like we'll be holding the July one at the hall.

 

 

We have a new street name!

 We have been advised that the new development at Bell House Farm will be called:

      HONEY BEE CLOSE

This was one of the four names initially put forward for consultation. 

 

It was the least liked name when the parish councillors discussed the matter.

 

The developer has the final say when it comes to street naming.

ADVERTISMENT FEATURE - GIGACLEAR

 If anyone's thinking of installing Gigaclear broadband, they have a reasonably good offer on at present - 200 for £25:

https://www.gigaclear.com/valentines2021

THIS ROMANCE WON'T HANG AROUND - Offer ends 15th February

We could all use a little bit of tlc right now - your broadband included. So, from 11th-15th February, we're supercharging your streaming with 200Mbps of superfast speeds for just £25 a month fixed for 18 months*.

USE OFFER CODE: BROADBANDBLISS

Although apparently the T+Cs state it's for new customers only, the posting at Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/gigaclear/posts/3636547553105201 - has comments suggesting people have had a renewal at that price. 

 

Certainly when I took up the 200 service just before Xmas when it was previously offered, I had no trouble getting it as a renewal - for £20 then!

  

Advice on Scams and Frauds - Neighbourhood Watch Message

 

Neighbourhood Watch Message   Advice re: Frauds and Scams   With lock down continuing the number of reports being received re: scams and attempted frauds are continuing to rise.   Please be aware of the following :-   HMRC (Income Tax) will never ring you to advise that a warrant is out for your arrest unless you pay money for any alleged tax owed.   Amazon will never ring you to advise that your subscription has failed to go through and to repay it using the details given, or make any request which involves you making any other payments.   The Police will never ask you to assist in a fraud enquiry by taking money out of your account so that it can be checked to see if it is counterfeit and that they will collect it.   Your Bank will never ring you to say that your bank/credit cards have been compromised and that they will deliver new ones and collect the old ones.   Covid-19 Vaccinations are FREE, do not respond to any calls/emails claiming that they can be purchased ahead of time when you are due to be vaccinated.   Microsoft will never ring you and claim that you have a problem with your computer which they can fix. Never allow anyone to access your computer over the phone.   Be aware of calls made from 0800 numbers as these can be scam calls the same as any of the above.   National Insurance will never ring you claiming that there are problems with your number/records   Never give out your personal or banking details to anyone who rings up, including your National Insurance number.   If you have received any of the above scams etc. please report to the Police on 101 or via the following link:- https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/ro/report/fo/fraud/   Also report to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or via the following link :- https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report-phishing   Please forward any scam or phishing emails to report@phishing.gov.uk and text messages can be forwarded to 7726   Any and all information can be given anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111   This is the end of the message, Thank You, and Please Stay Safe.

Message Sent By Simon Bailey (Police, Neighbourhood Watch Officer, Glouce)

Safer Cyber Day 9th Feb

 

Neighbourhood Watch Message Safe Cyber Advice and Information Top tips for young people and for you We are supporting the UK Safer Internet Centre with their campaign ‘together for a better internet’. Now more than ever, we are relying on the internet to learn, work and socialise, so it’s vital that we, and the young people we care for, know how to do this safely. Please find below some tips for young people that we encourage you to share; we’ve also included some helpful guidance on how to keep yourself (and your private information) safe. Our top tips for parents and carers: Communicate regularly with your young people around what they’re doing online and make sure they know they can come to you if they are scared or worried about something they’ve seen online If your child does come to you with a problem, think carefully before taking their devices away. Worrying that their devices will be confiscated may stop them from approaching you if they experience any further issues Social media can impact young people’s mental health in a negative way – make sure they know and remember that social media is a heavily edited space with people often only posting the good things in their lives so we should avoid comparing our lives and ourselves to things we see online. Always check the age rating of apps and games before allowing your children to play them – many social media platforms including TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat are not suitable for young people under the age of 13 Teach your children the importance of privacy settings and keeping their personal information, such as their full name, where they live, or where they go to school, private If your child uses Snapchat, make sure their Snapmaps is on ‘Ghost Mode’ or that their location is only visible to people you are happy to know the location of your child, such as you or other family members For further advice: https://www.internetmatters.org/advice/                          and https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre   Our top tips for you Passwords – make sure you’re using long and strong passwords for your accounts. To create a long, strong password, you can put Three Random Words together and you can use a Password Manager app or service to store your passwords securely. It is very important that you use a different password for each account you have, so if one account becomes compromised, your other accounts are safe. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) – this sits alongside your password to provide an extra layer of security to prevent others from logging into your accounts without your permission. It means anyone logging into your account will need both your password and another form of authentication, such as a code sent to or generated by your mobile phone. 2FA is available for most social media platforms, email providers and other online services. Step-by-step guidance for turning this on can be found at www.authy.com Back Ups – if your device gets lost, stolen or broken, are your files backed up? We recommend backing up any data that is important to you, including files, photos and videos so, should the worse happen, your files and memories are safe. You can back data up to the Cloud, or to physical devices like external hard drives, but always make sure these are disconnected once you’ve backed your data up to avoid it becoming infected with malicious software if your device does. Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware – these protect your devices from becoming infected with malicious software, such as viruses. They should be used on laptops, computers, tablets and mobile phones to keep your devices and your information safe. Phishing Awareness – phishing is the term given to attempts to defraud people either by phone, email or text message. Phishing attempts generally try to make people think something good will happen (like winning a free prize, or a tax rebate), or that something very bad will happen unless they take action (like being arrested or subject to legal proceeding, or having their services cut off). Our top tip for Phishing is to Take Five before taking any action and scrutinise the message in great detail: Look at the sender’s email address, does it look right? Are you being asked to take immediate action like providing personal or financial information, making a payment or moving or transferring money? For texts and emails, are there links within the message and do they look genuine? Avoid clicking on them if you think the email could be a phishing attempt Verify that the email or text is genuine by another means, e.g. calling the company or organisation the email claims to be from, but make sure you find the genuine number as opposed to any numbers provided on the suspected phishing attempt Report suspected phishing emails to report@phishing.gov.uk and forward suspected phishing texts to 7726 This is the end of the message, Thank You and Please Stay Safe

Message Sent By Simon Bailey (Police, Neighbourhood Watch Officer, Glouce)

Letter re Flooding issued on behalf of all the local Parish Councils

                                                                                                            6^th February 2021

 

This is an open letter regarding the status of flooding, road infrastructure and planning intentions for the area North of Gloucester served by the A417. The road and area fall within the responsibilities and jurisdiction the Gloucestershire County Council, the Forest of Dean District Council, Tewkesbury Borough Council, the MPs for the Forest of Dean and Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire Highways and the Department of Environment. This letter details the facts of the problem and ongoing environmental and economic threats to the area if no coherent plan, by identified stakeholders can be agreed. Discussion and cooperation are required urgently.

 

For the attention of;

Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Rt Hon George Eustice MP

Environment Minister Rebecca Pow MP

Chairman of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee Neil Parish MP

Conservative Party Co-Chair Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP

Mark Harper MP for Forest of Dean

Laurence Robertson MP for Tewkesbury

Richard Graham MP for Gloucester

Rob Bird - Head of Tewkesbury Borough Council

Tim Gwilliam - Head of Forest of Dean District Council

Mark Hawthorne MBE - Head of Gloucestershire County Council

 

The area of the A417 in question runs from A40 Gloucester northern bypass at the Over roundabout, transiting north-west through the village of Maisemore, past Hartpury College, through the village of Hartpury, through the twin villages of Corse and Staunton, and connects with Junction 2 of the M50 before continuing to Ledbury. This 10-mile section of the A417 route also serves the adjacent villages of Ashleworth, Hasfield, Eldersfield, Tirley, Corse Lawn, Redmarley D’Abitot, numerous other smaller settlements, light industry, farms and haulage companies. It is the only A road linking the above to Gloucester and onwards to the M5. This stretch of the A417 is also a designated diversion route for M50 closures.

 

Issues:

One mile of this road between Over and Maisemore runs parallel to the River Severn and is now subject to increased frequency and duration of closure from flooding. To be clear, ten years ago it did not flood every year, but now floods 3-4 times a year, each of 7-10 days duration, and the trend is increasing.

 

Closure cuts off direct line of travel for many thousands of residents, causing huge disruption, frustration and financial loss for all concerned. Diverted traffic causes colossal congestion and damage to minor road infrastructure and vehicles, and directly impacts on alternative routes and the populations of the town of Newent and the villages of Highleadon, Tibberton, Taynton, Rudford and Highnam. Placed into context, this issue directly impacts many, many thousands of residents and cripples the entire community and economy of the area. It can take two hours at times to travel eight miles, a loss of valuable time for all concerned, children being late for school, and emergency services being unable to get through - this is but the tip of the iceberg.

 

The issue is recognised by Gloucestershire Highways who investigated and determined a solution of raising the road and culverting to allow continued displacement of flood water whilst keeping the road open. The cost in 2015 was estimated at £25 million but was rejected on the grounds of allegedly being ‘not deemed good value for money’. This is an extraordinary statement when the aggregated cost to the community, infrastructure and the environment has been considerably greater than this, and still rising.

 

At complete odds to logic is also the decision by the Forest of Dean District Council to build an additional 4000 houses, either concentrated at Churcham on the A40 or dispersed within neighbouring communities, namely many of those mentioned above. To consider such a plan prior to having a fit-for-purpose road infrastructure is complete madness. The A40 is already subject to considerable delays and the magnitude intensifies when augmented by displaced traffic from a closed A417.

 

Requirement:

It is only right and proper that a fit-for-purpose road network is provided for the thousands of residents and businesses in this area. Considering the numerous and disparate authorities across the topics and geographical boundaries, and without visible evidence of sound judgment prevailing, this letter implores the Government to act and demonstrate grip before it is too late.

 

Additionally, I was alarmed to read recent correspondence from Mark Harper MP to constituents, which is quite worrying and demonstrates that he is both being advised incorrectly and is quite disingenuous. More importantly, it underlines again the need for understanding the facts. To quote:

 

“the works required to raise the road would, I understand, require the A417 to be shut entirely for at least several years.  Several years’ worth of disruption on this scale would plainly not be acceptable to most, if not all, of my constituents.”

 

This statement is completely wrong. The proposed Highways solution is to build a new parallel raised section of road. There is absolutely no mention, nor has there been mention of closure for the existing road whilst this work is taking place. He continues:

 

“On average, the A417 at Maisemore is closed by flooding for approximately 2 weeks every calendar year, sometimes more and sometimes less”

 

Without question, the frequency and duration of closures in the past five years has been considerably greater than this, and the trend is upwards.

 

We invite a full and considered Government response with a view to finally getting resolution on this significant issue.

 

 

Cllr Matthew Fuller, Staunton Parish Council (North), on behalf of;

 

Maisemore Parish Council

Eldersfield Parish Council

Ashleworth Parish Council

Hasfield Parish Council

Tirley Parish Council

Redmarley D’Abitot Parish Council

Tibberton Parish Council

Rudford & Highleadon Parish Council

Highnam Parish Council

Staunton Parish Council

Deerhurst Parish Council

Apperley Parish Council

Taynton Parish Council

Newent Town Council

Hartpury College


EDIT 7/2/21 - Hartpury Parish Council removed

 

 

New Planning Application - 20/01209/FUL Chargy Hill

Planning – Application Summary

20/01209/FUL | Erection of a replacement dwelling together with the demolition, replacement and repair of adjacent farm buildings for use with the new dwelling and as estate offices. | Chargy Hill Farm Maisemore Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3BA

 

DESCRIPTION: Erection of a replacement dwelling together with the demolition,
replacement and repair of adjacent farm buildings for use with the new dwelling and as
estate offices.

LOCATION: Chargy Hill Farm, Maisemore, Gloucester

GRID REF: 380251 223087

The following link gives details of the above proposal and we would be pleased to receive the
response your organisation would like this authority to consider when dealing with the
application within the next 28 days.

Since the Local Planning Authority has by law only a limited period in which to determine this
application, it is essential that your representations are received as soon as possible.

Please find the application via the following link:-

https://publicaccess.tewkesbury.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=QKSZI2QDL8I00