IMPORTANT STATEMENT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF BURY FOLK, PLEASE READ AND SHARE

“The Places for Everyone Plan has now been sent out to all 9 GMCA Councils for them to decide whether or not to adopt it. Wigan and Salford Councils have already approved the Plan and it’s our prediction that the remaining 7 Councils will follow suit. Our best way of challenging this will be by way of a regional challenge against the whole Plan by this group in conjunction with all the other Save Greater Manchester’s Greenbelt groups.

We’ve had further discussions with our legal advisors this week and now have a better idea of how much it’s going to cost to take GMCA to task with Judicial Review proceedings.

We’re going to need £100k to see this through to the end. Whilst we’ve been fundraising and saving hard for the last 7 years, we need to raise as much money as we can over the next few weeks to make sure we’re covered.

We’re asking each and every member of this group to contribute what you can towards the costs of our legal action. The best way that you can do this is by bank transfer to:

Account name - The Friends of Bury Folk

Account number - 31647571

Sort code - 40-15-21

Reference - YOUR NAME

Alternatively, you can send cheques to our Membership Secretary, 465 Walshaw Road, Bury, BL8 3AA. If you’d rather make a cash donation, please post in the comments below and one of the admin team will arrange with you to come and collect it.

You may see posts elsewhere asking for donations to be sent directly to SGMGB. However, we are administering the collection of funds on behalf of Bury Folk and will handle donations in the best interests of this group.”

KEY INFORMATION

·         CONSULTATION HAS STARTED JANUARY 2019

·         CONSULTATION ENDS 18^th MARCH 2019 23.59pm

·        ADDRESS FOR POSTAL OBJECTIONS

Planning Team Consultation

GMCA

Churchgate House

56 Oxford Street

Manchester M1 6EU

·        EMAIL ADDRESS FOR OBJECTIONS

planningandhousing@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk

·         To object online via the GM Consultation go to  www.gmconsult.org

·        Some key information pages for Bury in GMSF Document:

Simister and Bowlee     (Site GMA1.2)          Page 232

Elton Reservoir Area     (Site GMA7)             Page 264

Seedfield                         (Site GMA8)             Page 268

Walshaw                         (Site GMA9)             Page 271

To view the documents on Bury MBC website go to www.bury.gov.uk  then select Planning, Planning Policy and Projects, The Development Plan and you will see GMSF –then click on The Greater Manchester Consultation Hub.

How to fill in an online consultation, watch the video below: -

·        Drop-In Sessions Hosted by Bury MBC

Wednesday 30/1/19               Elizabethan Suite                    12-8pm

Monday 4/2/19                       Elton High School                    4-8pm

Wednesday 6/2/19                 Longfield Centre Prestwich    2-8pm

Monday 11/2/19                     Radcliffe Market Hall             2-8pm

Tuesday 12/2/19                     Castlebrook High School         4-8pm

Wednesday 6/3/19                 Elizabethan Suite                    12-8pm

In the meantime you can :

• Become a member of Friends of Bury Folk to help keep the cause running. See our page for details

• Contribute to the LOCAL PLAN to ensure it protects our greenbelt rather than just adopting the GMSF plans.  See the local plan page for more details.

• Monitor planning applications in your area. What impact will it have on you and your families? How might it increase traffic and pollution? HOw will it impact the local wildlife? If planning has gone through are the builders adhering to the conditions eg protecting wildlife and surrounding area? - you can complain if you believe they aren't. You can check out applications on Bury Council planning website

• Keep raising awareness of the proposals and our group with your friends, families and colleagues. Share, Share, Share!

If you have any help or information you can give us to support this cause, please join our facebook group or use the contact us page to get in touch.