Author Archives: Sue Childs

A Desire to Preserve the Golden Thread of Durham City Centre’s Unique Heritage

Following on from the well- attended Open Meetings at the Town Hall, and the information from the completed questionnaires, the Durham City Centre Neighbourhood Planning Forum have identified the key issues from the information gathered, which will form the basis … Continue reading

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Inspector’s Interim Report on the County Durham Local Plan

The Inspector’s Interim Report on the County Durham Local Plan states that policies 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, and 32 are unsound and that policies 9 and 10 should be deleted. These policies cover the following aspects: Policy 6: … Continue reading

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Notes of Public Meeting on Student Accommodation, 22 Jan 2015

On 22nd January 2015, 6.30 to ~8.00pm, a public meeting on student accommodation was held in the Town Hall. The meeting was called and chaired by Roberta Blackman-Woods, the MP for Durham City. The purpose of the meeting was to … Continue reading

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Forum Meeting 5th September 12 noon

The next meeting of the Durham City Neighbourhood Planning Forum will be held on Friday 5th September in The Miners’ Hall, Redhills. The meeting is for Forum members only. Minutes of Forum meetings will be placed on this website.

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County Durham Plan Examination in Public

The Examination in Public of the County Durham Plan has started. The first event held was a Pre-Hearing Meeting in the County Durham Cricket Ground on 31st July. I attended this meeting on behalf of the Forum.  At the meeting … Continue reading

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Next Forum meeting

The next meeting of the Durham City Neighbourhood Planning Forum will be held on Friday 25 April at 2pm in The Miners’ Hall, Redhills. The meeting is for Forum members only. Minutes of Forum meetings will be placed on this … Continue reading

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Advice from the Sedgefield Plan

On 1st April, the Engagement Team held a meeting with members of the Sedgefield Plan Steering Group. The Sedgefield Plan is well advanced, and we were given very helpful advice from the Steering Group members.

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Forum Chair to speak at City of Durham Trust Meeting

Dr Muriel Sawbridge, who chairs the Forum, has accepted an invitation from the City of Durham Trust to speak at its Spring Meeting on Saturday 22nd March, at 2:15pm. The meeting will take place in Antioch House, at 66 Crossgate … Continue reading

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