23rd September - 14th October 2024 – Household Survey 

17^th July 2024 – Meeting of the NDP Steering Group

 7pm Kingsdown Village Hall Lower Room

Jim Boot will be joining us remotely for this meeting. During the last meeting members of the steering group were assigned an area from the 4 main topics and asked to produce questions for the survey. This evening the group will review these questions prior to Jim producing an electronic form of the survey. The information gathered from the survey will be key to producing the final plan as it will reflect the opinions, needs and aspirations of the community.

18^th June 2024 – Meeting of the NDP Steering Group

7pm Kingsdown Village Hall Lower Room

Jim Boot will host the second meeting of the steering group. The steering group has 11 members. At the first meeting it was decided that the chair would be different for each meeting. Cllr Jez Hermer will chair this meeting. It was also decided that Cllr Sharon Hogben would be the secretary, taking meetings and organising events. This meeting will focus on the survey which is to go out to every household in the Parish. The NDP is for the community and by the community. Community involvement is key to a robust plan that works for all, and can be successful at the referendum,  a ballot which will decide if the draft plan is finally adopted. The household survey from Langdon is being used as a template and has been sent out to all steering group members ahead of this meeting for review. The survey for our Parish will cover the 4 main topics; transport, housing, environment and heritage and community infrastructure. It is envisaged that this survey will go out primarily an on-line exercise but there will also be hard copies for those that prefer.

12^th June 2024 – Meeting of the Environment and Heritage Working Group - Surveying

6.30pm Church Cliff, Kingsdown

Jim Boot will talk us through surveying environment assets for an hour or two this evening. This involves filling out a form - the "Green Space assessment tool". This asks us to rate the area for beauty, historic significance and heritage, recreational value, tranquility and wildlife. It is important that we have a list of assets across the Parish to provide the evidence base for the plan. Once we have catalogued and assessed them we can try to afford additional protection within the plan. You can shape the place where you live, protect valued open spaces using the local green space designation. Some areas eg the SSSI on the beach and the AONB (or National Landscape as its now known) are already protected by other agencies, these will be recognised but not assessed by us. If you would like to be part of the Environment and Heritage working group then please contact the Chair shogben@ringwouldwithkingsdown-pc.gov.uk

15^th May 2024 – First Meeting of the NDP Steering Group

7pm Kingsdown Village Hall Lower Room

Jim Boot will host this inaugural meeting of the steering group. Several volunteers have come forward following working group events to represent the 4 main areas; transport, housing, environment and heritage and community infrastructure. There will also be a number of Parish Councillors joining the group. The aim of the steering group is to drive the NDP forward, keeping the momentum going. During this first meeting the members will agree the terms of reference and decide, with Jims' help, on the way forward and the calendar of events that takes the NDP to completion. Jim will make a presentation on the findings so far.

25^th April 2024 – Community Facilities and the Local Economy

7pm Kingsdown Village School

Jim Boot will host this next workshop meeting focusing on Community Facilities (halls, schools, churches) and the Local Economy. All are welcome, even if you have not attended a meeting before.

The itinerary for the evening will be

1. Welcome and introductions
2. Results gathered from the workshop of 27th March.
3. Local economy - shops, pubs and other businesses
4. Community facilities - halls, school, churches etc
5. Coming up....the next workshop will be on housing
Please come along and lend your local knowledge and expertise

 The event poster can be found here 

27^th March 2024 – Evidence Gathering for the Neighbourhood Plan

7pm Kingsdown Village Hall

Over the evening Alison Eardley and Jim Boot will talk us through how to gather the information we need and we will set up working and steering groups of community members and Parish Councillors who will report back to the full Parish Council. All are welcome, even if you have not attended a meeting before.

The itinerary for the evening can be found HERE. 

29^th February 2024 – Steering and Working Groups inaugural meeting

7pm Ringwould Church

At this meeting we will establish the membership of the steering group and working groups. Jim Boot will lead exercises to help you identify your strengths and interests, so that you can decide where you would like to contribute. There will also be some immediate tasks to be carried out. The key group areas include:

 Housing and Design

 The Historic Environment

 Transport

 The Natural Environment

 Community infrastructure

By the end of the evening we hope to have a strong core of residents who, together with Parish Councillors and our Planning Consultant, Jim, can deliver a robust NDP for our Parish. We look forward to seeing you there!

25^th January 2024 – Neighbourhood Plan Launch Event

7pm Kingsdown Primary School

At this event hosted by Jim Boot and Alison Eardley (Neighbourhood Planning Consultants) we will learn what a Neighbourhood Development Plan is and what it can do for our Parish. There will be exercises for all to take part in to get a feel for what it is like to live in our Parish and what needs improving.