Posted in Church, Housing, News on Sunday May 25, 2008| 1 Comment »
An interim update on our last Properties for sale/rent post:
Parwich Methodist Chapel is now on the market and is due to be auctioned by Fidler & Taylor on Thursday 3rd July at 7pm at the Green Man Hotel in Ashbourne.
Note, this is a Grade II listed building with the front boundary wall and railings included in the listing, and there is a private right of way across the site.
Posted in Housing, Services on Friday May 23, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Last Wednesday’s meeting of the Village Action Group at the Sycamore was very positive. Unless we identify local need, the District Council and the Peak Park Authority will not push forward. Dales Housing and Nottingham Community Housing Association are very positive, but funding and planning consent depend on demonstration of need. At present the authorities work to the rule of thumb that ‘one home will be created for every three households identified as needing it’.
It was agreed that all those who require now, or will require in the next few years, affordable housing in or near Parwich be asked to write a brief letter to the Village Action Group stating their need. If you, or anyone you know, also want to be included, get in touch. Writing a letter does not commit you to any future course of action, as it is understood that individuals’ circumstances may change in the time taken to provide any new homes.
If you have any questions contact Ann Wheeldon (571) or Peter Trewhitt (287). Please give your letters to Ann or Peter or leave them at the Sycamore Inn by Sunday 8th June. (Information in the letters will remain confidential although they will be passed on to Derbyshire Dales District Council.) We will take the numbers to the Parish Council and with them work out the best way to approach the District Council.
Posted in Events, Housing on Tuesday May 20, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Housing on Friday May 16, 2008|
IMPORTANT: These details have been updated elsewhere. Please click here for our most recent property round-up.
Since last month’s round-up, there has been no movement in the local property market. Here once again is the full list of buildings for sale or rent. If your property is missing from this list, then please let us know.
According to the Nestoria website, the average asking price for properties in Parwich has fallen by 8.6% in the past year. However, it’s also worth bearing in mind that calculations will probably have been made on a fairly small sample of properties.
This list will be updated again next month. Until then, you will be able to find it on the USEFUL INFO page, and in the ELSEWHERE ON PARWICH.ORG section on the right hand side of this page.
We await developments regarding the fate of the former Methodist Chapel with particular interest.
Posted in Housing on Friday May 9, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Housing, People, Planning, Services, Transport on Thursday May 8, 2008| 1 Comment »
Thank you to Peter Trewhitt for providing this interview with Simon Spencer, Councillor for the Dovedale and Parwich Ward of Derbyshire Dales District Council
Simon Spencer should be well placed to understand our local issues. His family have lived and worked in the area for sometime, the family firm, Spencer’s Bakery of Ashbourne, having been founded in 1826. Although born in New Zealand, he came back to Ashbourne when only six months old, and has lived here ever since. Attending Osmaston Primary School, he quickly became familiar with the Parwich and Dovedale area helping his grandfather and later his uncles with their daily bread deliveries. Also his connection with Parwich included annual trips to Parwich Wakes: “It was a really good day out.” (more…)
Posted in Housing, Planning on Wednesday April 30, 2008| Leave a Comment »
This post is an update to the planning application post listed earlier this month. Information has been sourced from the search facility on the Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) website.
There no new planning applications for Parwich, Pikehall and Alsop-en-le-Dale. There is one new application for Ballidon:
A final decision has been reached for three of the applications in Parwich:
The status of the remaining active applications remains unchanged, as follows: (more…)
Posted in Housing, News, Planning on Friday April 18, 2008| 3 Comments »
The Planning Application for a rear extension to Station Road Farm house was rejected today by the Peak Park Authority’s Planning Committee. It was rejected by 5 votes to 4, with one abstention. Of the possible 19 Committee members some eleven, including the Chair, were present, meaning the rejection was carried by less than one third of the Committee.
The Committee were clearly split on the application with a motion to defer making a decision until after a site visit, only being rejected after the Chair used her casting vote. Some Committee members felt they could not make decision only on the basis of photographs, especially given the strong local support, including that of the Parish Council*, in favour of the application, however they were out voted. It should be noted that a member of the public present subsequently complained that the photographs and plans shown at the meeting were very difficult to see, and that they only told one side of the story. This had been raised by speakers in relation to other items on the agenda.
Posted in Housing on Wednesday April 16, 2008|
IMPORTANT: These details have been updated elsewhere. Please click here for our most recent property round-up.
We have decided to maintain a list of properties for sale or rent, with links to the relevant pages on local estate agent websites.
If your property is missing from this list, then please let us know.
We will keep this list regularly updated.
You will also be able to find it on the USEFUL INFO page, and in the LOCAL LINKS section.
Posted in Housing, Planning on Wednesday April 16, 2008| Leave a Comment »
“Active” Local Planning Applications – mid-April 08
According to the search facility on the Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) website, there are currently seven “active” planning applications for Parwich, one for Pikehall and none for Alsop-en-le-Dale and Ballidon.
The seven active applications for Parwich (in reverse chronological order) are:
The active application in Pikehall is:
To make a comment directly to the Peak District National Park Authority on an application already submitted please email planning.service@peakdistrict.gov.uk quoting the reference number.
You can also leave comments online for any specific application. To do this, visit the page for the application in question (by clicking the desired street name as listed in this post), and then select the “Add Comment” option (near the top right hand corner of the page).
Posted in Housing, News, Planning, Services on Wednesday April 16, 2008| Leave a Comment »
A big welcome to Emma on the blog team: she has lots of ideas on how to contribute to the site. One idea she has is a regular feature on planning issues. However with the following, I am perhaps being guilty here of stealing some of her thunder.
I noticed today that the Planning Officer’s report on the proposed extension to Station Road Farm has been posted on the Peak Park Authority’s website. This is to be considered at Friday’s meeting of the Planning Committee at Bakewell. The Parish Council have supported this application and there are some 31 letters of support from local residents, and no letters of objection.
The Officer’s Report makes interesting reading, as it is much more thorough than reports I have previously seen. The Planning Service is undoubtedly committed to fighting for refusal of the application. It is too late to add any further comments, though the Committee meeting is open to the public. I am sure the applicant and her family will welcome the support of friends and neighbours (in the real, not planner’s interpretation of the word) at what must be a stressful time.
Confusingly the Planning Officer raises the issue of building affordable housing; though do read the report as it may help the community in general to raise the profile of this with the Authority, after their previous resistance to the Nottingham Housing Association application for additional houses at Smithy Close and Rathbone Croft. Also the report is perhaps an indication of the role the Conservation Area Appraisal may play in future planning applications.
Posted in Environment, Housing, Services on Monday March 31, 2008| 5 Comments »
This evening the coordinating committee of the Village Action Group met. Chair, Peter Trewhitt said “Despite our previous achievements, over the last year we have been in danger of being seen as the Village Inaction Group. However that is to change“. The committee have organised the following:
8pm Monday 21st of April
Sycamore Inn
A meeting of the Environment Group
This is an open meeting for all to discuss how we want to see the village environment be maintained and protected, also to specifically discuss our response to the Peak District National Park Authority’s appraisal of the Parwich Conservation Area
8pm Wednesday 21st May
Sycamore Inn
A meeting of the Affordable Housing Group
The movement to provided more affordable housing serving Parwich and the neighbouring hamlets has lost momentum. If you need or may need in the future affordable housing or if you are interested in helping the cause, come along and have your say.
You can follow @parwichblog on Twitter, and you can also "like" us on Facebook.
PARWICH.ORG 