Newsletter – July 2017
Parish Council News
The next meeting of the Council will be held on Wednesday 19th July 2017 at 8pm in the Village Hall.
Parish Councillors
At the last meeting of the Parish Council on Tuesday 16th May 2017 the following councillors were co-opted. Paul Baker, Matthew Orme, Steve Tomlin
Cllr Kevin Fitzgerald was elected Chair of the Parish Council and Cllr Matthew Orme was elected vice-chair.
From the last Parish Council Meeting
The last parish council meeting was held on 16/05/17. Draft minutes are available on the website (please note that these have not been ratified).
Key points discussed:
The withdrawal of the bus service 20 (the timetable for bus no 78 is attached)
The licence for the car park at the Crown has now been signed
Speed watch has started up again in the village and the results will be reported back
The gate in the children’s playground which doesn’t shut, and the loose leg of the goal post
The War Memorial has been steam cleaned
Moving the swings inside the play area
Local Plan
The Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2035 – draft plan for consultation has been published and is on the website. The following excerpt indicates how Lower Sundon and Upper Sundon may be impacted. A map is attached at the end of this newsletter. Cllr Fitzgerald and other Councillors will attend a meeting in early July to find out more.
North of Luton (4,000 homes & 20ha employment land)
This option looks to expand Luton to the north. This urban extension would lie to the north edge of Luton, between the M1 to the west and the A6 to the east. The villages of Lower Sundon, Upper Sundon and Streatley lie north of the site.
The proposal includes the following services and amenities: shops; cafes/restaurants; community facilities; leisure facilities; drinking establishments; Health and Care Hub; open green space; preschool/nursery/early years facilities; enlarging existing schools and providing new schools as required.
Road and public transport improvements (including a new M1/A6 link road) and the opportunity to link with the Busway to improve connections with Leagrave station and Luton town centre are included. The future M1-A6 link road is critical for this development.
Employment opportunities will be provided through 20 hectares of employment land with good access to the M1 and suitable for a mix of employment uses, as well as through the provision of infrastructure, including schools, shops and healthcare facilities.
Village Enhancement Project
By the time you receive this newsletter, the village triangle will be decorated with beautiful flowers. We hope you enjoy them and you agree that they are a positive enhancement to our village. Thank you to everyone involved in the planting, your help is very much appreciated.
Thank you for your donation : – Sundon Village Hall – The versatile facilities at Sundon Village Hall can be hired for parties, receptions, performances, community events, parties, meetings and exhibitions.
60 Streatley Road LU3 3PQ / 01525 875 977 / 07860 789868 Birdhouse Competition
A village birdhouse competition was suggested at the last council meeting. As the nesting season is over it has been decided to revisit this later in the year.
Crime Figures May 2017
DOMESTIC
13/5/2017 23:30
UNDISCLOSED
17/5/2017 13:00
UNDISCLOSED
17/5/2017 20:50
UNDISCLOSED
21/5/2017 21:00
UNDISCLOSED
HARASSMENT
22/5/2017 08:00
UNDISCLOSED
PUBLIC ORDER – FEAR OR PROVOCATION OF VIOLENCE (POA 1986 S. 4)
14/5/2017 18:30
CHURCH ROAD SUNDON LUTON
Crime Figures April 2017
ASSAULT OCCASIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM (OAPA SECTION 47)
05/4/2017 20:20
SUNDON ROAD SUNDON LUTON
13/4/2017 16:45
STREATLEY ROAD SUNDON LUTON
13/4/2017 18:45
STREATLEY ROAD SUNDON LUTON
COMMON ASSAULT
19/4/2017 09:00
CHURCH ROAD SUNDON LUTON
CRIMINAL DAMAGE – TO VEHICLES
15/4/2017 09:59
CHURCH ROAD LOWER SUNDON LUTON
DOMESTIC
16/4/2017 12:40
UNDISCLOSED
INTERFERENCE WITH MOTOR VEHICLE
08/4/2017 18:30
HILLS VIEW SUNDON LUTON
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
08/4/2017 20:00
HILLSVIEW SUNDON LUTON
Police Community Support Officer
Claire Gusterson
PCSO 4828
Local Policing Team
Bedfordshire Police
Leighton Buzzard Police Station
Hockliffe Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3FG
01582 473411
claire.gusterson@bedfordshire.pnn.police.uk
| Parish Councillors | (Parish Clerk – Lucinda Rowe – lucinda@turnerandrowe.co.uk – 01462 712881) | |
| Kevin Fitzgerald | Matt Orme | Paul Baker |
| 07791 140491 | 07739 709333 | 077088 52282 |
| Courtney Buttigieg | Amanda Shaw | Steve Tomlin |
| 07903 268742 | 01525 875426 | Contact details TBA |
Central Bedfordshire Councillors
Cllr Tom Nicols – tom.nicols@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Cllr Norman Costin – norman.costin@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
