1.Q:DoesaNeighbourhoodPlanneedtoincludeanyhousingorotherdevelopment?A:No,ifEarswickresidentsdonotwishtoseeanyfurtherdevelopmentthentheplancanreflectthis.2.Q:DoweneedtoincludehousingorotherdevelopmenttosatisfytheCityCouncilplanners?A:No,clearlyitwouldmakethejobmucheasierfortheCouncilifweweretogiveuplandfordevelopmentthentheywouldnotneedtolookelsewhere,suchasbrownfieldsitesorothermoresuitableareaswithamuchbetterinfrastructure.3.Q:IfweagreetoasmallamountofdevelopmentinEarswickwillthisstoptheCouncilordevelopersfromimposingfurtherdevelopmentonus?A:No,ifweweretooffersmallareasfordevelopmentthereisnothingtostoptheCouncilimposingevenmore!!4.Q:Ifwedon'tincludeanydevelopmentintheNeighbourhoodPlancouldwebeforcedtogiveuppartsofthegreenbeltforunwanteddevelopment?A:No,theremustbeexceptionalcircumstancestobuildonthegreenbeltandplanningapplicationshavealreadybeenturneddowninEarswickbecauseofthis,oncetheLocalPlanisagreedandthecurrentlyproposedlargesitethatistobesafeguardedfordevelopmentisremoved,thenthegreenbeltwillreceivefurtherdesignationandprotection.5.Q:CantheNeighbourhoodPlanguaranteewhattypesofpropertiesarebuilt(e.g.bungalowswhicharelessobtrusiveandidealforolderresidents)?A:No,youmayrememberthatsmallerpropertieswereoriginallyplannedfortheFosslandsdevelopmentbutthedeveloperslaterchangedtheirplansandbuiltlargeexecutiveproperties,developerspreferhousesratherthanbungalowsastheycanbuildmore,duetothefootprintofbungalowstakingupmoreland,andobviouslymakemoremoney.6.Q:Whathashappenedtothebrownfieldfirstproposalswehaveallheardabout?A:ElectedrepresentativefromtheConservative/Liberalcoalitionareoftenreportedassayingthattheywishtoseebrownfieldsitedevelopmentfirst,howeveritischeaperandeasiertodevelopgreenbeltlandandrecentmovesbytheConservativepartytochangetherulestoallowgreenbeltdevelopmentareveryworrying.7.Q:WhathashappenedtothedraftlocalplanthatincludedSiteSF14andtheproposalfor2,000newhomes?A:ContrarytotheinformationprovidedattheNeighbourhoodPlanPublicMeeting,thedraftplanhasnotbeendiscarded,itstillincludesthelargesiteatEarswickandisaworkingdocumentthattheCityCouncilorsarerefining,ouraimisstillongoingtopressforthesafeguardedsiteatEarswicktobecompletelyremovedfromtheplan.

8.Q:IhaveheardthatthecouncilhasnowamendedthehousingfiguresforYork,whatdoesthismean?A:TheoriginalLabourledCouncilgrosslyexaggeratedthehousingneedfigures,recentGovernmentproducedprojectionsshowthatdemandshouldbeformuchless,around758homesperannumover20years,2012-2031.9.Q:Alothasbeensaidaboutinwardmigration,whatdoesthismean,doesthismeanthatanyhomesdevelopedwillnotnecessarilybeforthosecurrentlylivinginYorkortheiryoungfamilies?A:RecentreportsbyCityofYorkCouncilindicatethatinternationalmigrationwillaccountforaboutthree-quartersofYorksfuturepopulationgrowth.ItisfeltthatthegreenbeltisunderthreattomeetthesedemandsandnotspecificallyfortheneedsofthepeopleofYork.10.Q:AreyousayingthatwecannotreservethenewdevelopmentsforthosethatalreadyliveinYorkwhowishtodownsizeorforthefutureofyoungpeoplewhowishtostayinYork?A:Yes,asinanypropertymarkethousesaresoldtothosethatarefirsttosignacontracttopurchase,andnopreferencecangiventothosethatwishtoremaininYorkthroughdownsizingorfrombirth.11.Q:TherewasalotoftalkaboutSocialHousingformingpartoftheproposalsforEarswick,whatdoesthismean?A:ThedeveloperscalledThirteenGrouparealsoknownasTeesValleyHousing,whoarefromtheNorthEast,theyarealargesocialhousingcompanywhoalreadyhavepropertiesinYorkandarea“KeyPartner’”withCityofYorkCouncilinprovidinglowcosthousingtofamiliesonNoorLowincomes,oftenmovingandhousingchallengingfamiliesfromallpartsoftheNorthofEngland.TeesValleyHousingarerecordedontheLegalTitleoflandatEarswickthatisintheDraftLocalPlan.ThiscanbeviewedontheLandRegistrywebsiteunderreferenceNYK244109orbycontactingtheActionGroupforacopy.ShouldANYlandbecomeavailableinEarswicktheyarelikelytobestrongcontenderstodevelopit.12.Q:IstillremainunclearastowhatSafeguardedlandmeans;thissoundsasthoughlandwouldbesafefromdevelopment?A:No,thisisacommonmisconceptionandunfortunateuseofmisleadingwording,safeguardedlandmeanslandthatisearmarkedforfuturedevelopmentandnotforprotection.13.Q:WilltheNeigbourhoodPlanbeabletodoanythingabouttrafficcongestiononStrensallRoadandtheA1237RingRoad,whichwillbeworseifweaddmorehousestothevillage?A:TheParishCouncilhasnocontroloverroaddevelopment;trafficmanagementissomethingforYorkCityCouncilandtheRingRoad(includingtheroundabout)aremattersfortheHighwaysAgency.14.Q:DoweneedaNeighbourhoodPlantoorganisecommunityeventssuchasSummerBBQ’sorbonfirenightcelebrations?A:No,thereisnothingtostopinterestedresidentsgettingtogetherandplanningandrunningsuchevents.ResidentsmayrecallthatanannualBonfireandSummerBBQandothersocialeventsusedtobeorganisedbyresidentswhoformedtheEarswickSports&LeisureClub,theyalsorantheBowlingGreenandTennisCourts,butsadlyduetolackofinteresttheBowlingGreenclosedandbecamethescentedgarden.TheVillageHallCommitteealsohasruneventssuchasaDuckRaceontheriverandothersocialgatherings.15.Q:DoweneedaNeighbourhoodPlantoimprovetheconditionoftheroadsandpathwaysinourVillage?

A:No,thesearemattersthatresidentsshouldbeputtingpressureontheParishCouncil,CityCouncilandlocalWardCouncilorstoseekimprovements.16.Q:WewouldliketoseeashopinEarswick;willwegetoneifweincludeitintheNeighbourhoodPlan?A:No,itwouldneedtobecommerciallyviableforsomeonetoopenashop.EarswickusedtohavealocalshopbutunfortunatelyitcloseddownaswasunabletocompetewiththeshopsinHuntingtonandnearbyMonksCrossandCliftonMoorretailparks.17.Q:WillweseeaDoctorsorDentalsurgeryopeninEarswickifweincludethisintheNeighbourhoodPlan?A:No,EarswickisalreadywellservedwithsuchfacilitiesinStrensall,HaxbyandnearbyHuntingtonwheretheDoctorssurgeryhasjustrecentlyundergoneamajorextension,itwouldbeunlikelytobeviableforsuchafacilitytoopeninEarswick.

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