Lafarge primary crusher to move closer to Quorn

Posted to website May 17th 2012

Villagers who attended one of the recent open days at Mountsorrel Quarry will probably have come away with a booklet entitled “Mountsorrel Quarry 2012 - Past, present and future”. The booklet is a consultation document which sets out the future plans of the quarry to optimise granite extraction whilst minimising environmental impact. However, those plans will require the relocation of a large piece of quarry plant closer to the residential areas of Wood Lane, Paddock Close and Northage Close.

As part of a pre-application consultation, Lafarge are to stage a public exhibition of the plans at Quorn Village Hall on 29th May 2012 (time to be confirmed) where members of staff will be on hand to answer any questions.

If you would like a closer look at the plans, copies of the consultation document are available at the Parish Office and at Bradleys. Please call in and pick up your copy.
For further information please call Christina Gibbs, Clerk to Quorn Parish Council.
 

Allotment Planning Decision - open letter from Quorn Parish Council

Posted to website May 10th 2012

From:
Clerk to the Council: Christina Gibbs
The Parish Office
7 High Street
Quorn
Leics
LE12 8DS

To:
Geoff Parker
Chief Executive
Charnwood Borough Council
Southfields Road
Loughborough
LE12 2TN

Friday 4th May 2012

Dear Mr Parker
My council wishes to formally express its dissatisfaction with the lack of informed debate by Charnwood Borough Council’s Plans Committee regarding planning application P/11/1576/2 (building houses on allotment land) at its meeting on 26th April 2012.

It was clear to the Parish Council’s representatives at the committee and members of the public present that contributions to the debate made by some Borough councillors suggested that they were either not properly briefed or did not fully comprehend the issues. Given the history and extreme sensitivity of this application, and the fact that the community affected by the decision has no right of appeal in law (unlike the developer who has been able to submit planning applications and pursue appeals ad infinitum), the Parish Council had a right to expect that the issues would be properly debated and the arguments weighed carefully by well-informed councillors. They did not come away with that impression.

No doubt everything which transpired was legal but the Committee approved the application in the belief that the Planning Inspector’s reasons for rejecting an identical application in the autumn of 2011 had been overcome. However, the issues were not as clear cut as suggested by the officials and their opinion was strongly disputed by the Parish Council and by experts in planning law. But as the law stands there is no avenue for redress now that the Committee has voted (unlike the applicant). We also have no expectation that the much lauded Localism Act will empower communities or redress this imbalance in any meaningful way.

The following resolution was therefore passed by my council at its meeting on 1st May 2012:

“This Council has no confidence in Charnwood Borough Council’s planning process.”

This council would be failing in its duty to the community it represents if it simply allowed the unfair conclusion of a long and wearying campaign to save this valuable open space in our village to go unremarked and without pricking the consciences of those who have been party to the outcome.

Yours sincerely
Christina Gibbs
Quorn Parish Council

Cc:
Cllr David Slater - Leader of the Council/Quorn and Mountsorrel Castle Ward Member
Cllr Paul Day - Chair of Plans Committee
Nicky Morgan - MP
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Download the full letter as a PDF.
 

The Olympic Torch

Posted May 8th 2012

In the Spring issue of The Quorndon, the Olympic Torch competition was launched. We are asking all Quorn photographers - young and older, amateur and professional - to capture the best image for the Autumn front cover by photographing the Olympic torch as it passes through the village on 3rd July 2012.

There’s a small prize of £50 to be won, but the important thing is that the winning photograph will be seen throughout the village and beyond, and will form a part of Quorn’s history in photographs, in the Quorn Museum archive.

The Torch will arrive at Quorn Woodhouse Station at 8.47am on the day and proceed along Woodhouse Road to the traffic lights. It will leave Quorn at 9.09am.

Please see the Spring issue of The Quorndon for full details or contact Julia Martin at The Quorndon Magazine.

The closing date for entries is midnight on 13th July 2012.
  

Destruction of a Village Amenity - Losing the Allotments

Posted April 22nd 2012

Meeting on Thursday 26th April 2012 - 5.00 pm
Charnwood Planning Meeting - Old Magistrates Court, Woodgate, Loughborough

This is Charnwood's Plans Meeting where the Committee will be advised to approve a planning application to build on the last allotment site in the village.

Previous applications have all been refused because of the immense value of the land to the community. This far outweighs the contribution of 12 more houses.

Please make every effort to come along to the meeting and swell the huge numbers protesting about this attempt to hijack yet another valuable open space for the financial benefit of one individual who doesn't live in Quorn.

Don't leave it to others - Show your passion with pride - Be there!

For further details contact Phil Child (01509 412571).
  

Diamond Jubilee Celebration in the Stafford Orchard

Posted March 19th 2012

Something for everyone - reserve the date in your diary:

Monday 4th June 2012

As arrangements are confirmed, they will be posted on our Quorn Village Jubilee Celebrations page
  

News from Quorn Parish Council

Posted March 1st 2012

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
There has been two meetings in February with village community groups, schools and others to come up with suggestions of how best to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee in June. It has been decided to hold a traditional village fete on Monday 4th June in Stafford Orchard. There will be all the usual things like fancy dress, dog show, band music, tea tent (and beer of course), tug of war and there will also be a central arena with a programme of entertainment throughout the day. We plan to have something for everyone and hope to encourage villagers to come together to celebrate as a community.

Olympic Torch
There has been no clear indication of what time we can expect the arrival of the Olympic torch in the village on 3rd July. However, we understand that there will be more news later this month. Watch out for more in next month’s Parish News.

Fenny Copse Farm
David Wilson Homes are about to start work on the new housing development on Meynell Road and have written to residents in the surrounding area to explain what to expect in the coming months. One thing that has been included in their letter is the contact details for the Site Manager Richard Woz. If you find that the construction works cause you problems please contact Richard on 07768 996617 or the Parish Office on 01509 414491 and I will be happy to take matters up on your behalf.

Quorn Library
The village library is facing a reduction in its opening hours from 2nd April 2012. The hours will be cut from 20 to 15 with the premises now closing at 1:00pm on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. It’s all part of the drive to reduce the cost of providing the service.

St Bartholomew’s Primary School
FOSBA is having a Quiz Night on Saturday 24th March to raise funds for the school. Quizmaster will be Phil Child and tickets are £10 including complimentary drink and food. Tickets from the School Office or Jo Broadhead on 07979 744953.

Fresh Fish in the village
Did you know that there is now a fish monger visiting the village on Wednesday afternoons? You’ll find him on the Station Road car park from 1:00 until 2:50.

Lost Property
The Parish Office has a number of items of lost property. There are two sets of car keys and a door key on display in the window at the moment and a gold coloured bracelet was picked up in Stafford Orchard just before Christmas. There are also a number of items in the Park Services Building that Danny has collected.
  

Appeal Decision - demolition of No 10 Loughborough Road and construction of an access road to serve 13 dwellings

Posted November 28th 2011

Inquiry opened on 12 October 2011 by Mary Travers BA (Hons) Dip TP MRTPI, an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. Decision date: 22 November 2011.

Download the full appeal decision notice.