Durham City Centre Neighbourhood Planning Forum is forging ahead with the next stage in preparing a neighbourhood plan for the City Centre. To assist in this task, Ros Ward has recently been appointed as project manager.
“Ros is a well-qualified chartered planner with a wealth of experience and we are extremely fortunate in securing her services” said Roger Cornwell, who chairs the NPF. “As Ros lives in Durham, she is familiar with the issues that arise in our unique city.”
She will guide the team and help gather the evidence necessary to produce a plan that will stack up and pass the independent examination. The next step is to draw up a list of the issues identified by local people and proposals for tackling them. This will go out for consultation and the outcome will feed into the policies that will form the neighbourhood plan.
The Forum has also made a start in contacting developers and others who own property in the City, so that the Plan can take on board their hopes and concerns. Engagement officer Pippa Bell said “The County Council has already sent out a mailing on our behalf, but we would urge anyone else who would like to share their views to get in touch via email “.
