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Development Brief

Triangle Community Consultation Questionnaire

Please help the Triangle Residents Association to be representative of your views by completing this questionnaire (Microsoft Word format) and sending it via email to Secretary or by post to 55 Walsworth Rd.
For more background information regarding some of the items in the questionnaire, please consult the documents below.
We are aiming to make an interactive version of the questionnaire for the website soon.

Triangle Design Statement Call for Community Champions

The Triangle Residents Association is trying to set up a new community based project and we are looking for interested partners to join us.
Please read the covering letter attached and if you are grabbed in any way you might like to have a look at the other documents:

Apologies for the huge amount of text in these documents (all Microsoft Word format).
We realise it's not the best way to attract interest but at the very least it will keep you in touch with what we are doing.

If you know of anyone else who takes an active part in the community and you think might be interested in participating please pass this on. If you are part of an organisation and you think this would be best addressed to a colleague please do so.

Contact the Secretary for more info.

What Is A Development Brief?

The main purpose of a Development Brief is to provide clear development guidelines which any prospective developer will be expected to follow when preparing a planning application for the site. A Brief aims to ensure a high quality development by setting out the main principles for development and the requirements of the Local Planning Authority, the Highway Authority and other service providers.

The Triangle Resident's Association has been lobbying the local council to get a Development Brief drawn up for the Triangle in the light of the number of potential development projects in the area.
We have been promised that we have been put on a list to have one done in December, so now is the time to get your views aired on how you want the area to evolve.
More housing? More shops? Larger buildings?

Planning Brief gets green light

Great news! NHDC is giving us a chance to say what developers can and can't do in Triangle area, by preparing a "planning brief". This is due to be finalised by May 2005.

Collecting views from residents will involve lots of work - both for us and for the council. We think it's worth it, because future building (eg FJ Warren site near B&Q) will have a massive effect on our area. To help ease the task Councillor Martin Stears suggested we contact an independent organisation, Planning Aid. Their aim is to encourage greater participation in the planning system particularly from deprived or diverse communities.If they are able to help,we expect some planning participation event(s)before the end of the year. More news at the next Residents meeting in September.

Contact the Secretary.