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Why a Parish Plan?
Following advice to Parish Councils from East Devon District Council in Autumn 2002, the production of a Parish Plan is a way of ensuring that there is a clear blueprint for local parish needs to be implemented by local and county authorities for the future development of our village.
For sometime now there has been an increasing demand for residents to have a greater say in improving the quality of life within their village. A well planned questionnaire can be very useful in finding out what is more important to the people living in the village, by expressing their views and ideas. Residents are able to have their say in improving the quality of life in their village.
The Parish Plan is a summary of the views, needs and priorities (expressed by local residents) about key issues, which they feel to be important to the future of their community -
The Parish Plan is now in the process of being written up and should be off to the printers in the early autumn. Some early statistical snippets show that 175 residents would be more likely to use the bus if it came off the A35 into the village and 78.5% of the village would support a campaign for a new water mains to reduce the frequency of water leaks. .7% of the village population is under 5 and 18.8% are over 75.
It was the intention of the committee to provide every household with a copy of the finished plan. However, some people have mentioned to us that for environmental reasons they would rather receive their copy via email - if you prefer to have your copy in electronic format please email us on brookhouseclaire@aol.com
Many thanks
The truly superb response to the Parish Plan questionnaire has highlighted a much greater need for affordable housing in the village than we estimated in the past and clearly some action needs to be taken as soon as possible. You will remember there was a separate form enclosed with the questionnaire specifically to obtain information on this need and more than 30 people responded. I have been asked by the Council to follow this up with the appropriate people and organise a plan to meet this demand in the village. I have accepted this challenge and have already been in touch with a number of people some of whom were involved with a similar project in Beer. Unfortunately some of the residents who completed the forms did not enclose an address or contact telephone number, I would be grateful, therefore, if all those who did not do this, or anyone else who may be interested, would contact me in confidence and I will make sure they are included .
Bill Kerslake
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Parish Plan Update
We are delighted to tell you that so far approximately 90% of the Parish Plan questionnaires have been filled in and returned - a response rate that really will provide a clear picture of what you want for the future of Kilmington! Thank you to everyone who replied and especial thanks to all the villagers who delivered and collected the questionnaires - this has been a huge help and has undoubtedly contributed to the large number of replies. If you haven't yet been able to return yours - please get in touch and we will come and collect it.
The questionnaires will now be annalysed and in a few weeks time we will receive the statistics. The next task is to write these up into a report - which we hope to be ready by early summer. If there is anyone - with or without experience - who would like to help us do this, all help will be gratefully received!
A meeting was held in The New Pavilion on 9/05/06 for the people who had expressed an interest in being involved in setting up a Village Plan.
A Steering Committee was formed: to date 2 Chairpersons (Michael Collier and Julie Austin), Secretary and Treasurer, plus 14 members.
Michael Collier updated the meeting on the situation and the progress made so far, especially on funding the project.
General discussion took place and various points and concerns were raised from the floor, but not necessarily solved.
PLEASE if you borrowed literature or other Village Plans following The Open Meeting held on Weds. April 19th in the Village Hall and have finished reading it would you be kind enough to return it to Michael Collier or a Parish Councillor, as these publications are needed for information.
Thank you.
Village Plan Update
We would like to thank everyone who attended the Village Plan open afternoon at the Hitchcock Pavilion and for the interest shown in the project. We received over 50 suggestions to be considered in the Village Plan.
Thank you to all those who helped to assemble the display, especially Sally Huscroft and Joan Cudmore.
The next stage will be to put a sample questionnaire together, followed by the approved final Village Plan questionnaire which will be distributed to all households in Kilmington.
Thank you to all those who helped to assemble the display, especially Sally Huscroft and Joan Cudmore.
The next stage will be to put a sample questionnaire together, followed by the approved final Village Plan questionnaire which will be distributed to all households in Kilmington.
Over 130 people packed the Village Hall on the evening of 19th April to hear representatives of the Community Council of Devon and EDDC outline the aims and benefits of proceeding with a Village Plan. Questions and discussion ensued, and whilst some reservations were expressed, the general consensus appeared to be that it would be an opportunity Kilmington should not turn down. There was a 2 year programme of funding available to help finance the producing of such a plan. A Village Plan would give additional support to requesting action on projects identified as important for Kilmington’s future. Such projects would arise from a questionnaire distributed to every household and the findings co-ordinated by a steering committee. It would give the community more say in the future of the village on such matters as housing, highways, and the needs of specific age groups. There was an encouraging response to a request for volunteers to help with the venture. Contact Michael Collier (32390) if you would like to help.
Kilmington Parish Plan
(published July 2008)
Kilmington Parish Plan Statistical Report
(this is a large PDF file of 66 pages)
Both these documents should open in Adobe Reader - if unavailable please download by clicking here.
Please note: The Parish Plan will take 13 minutes to download on dial up and approx 5 minutes on basic broadband speed. The Report will take approx 50 minutes on dial up and approx 20 minutes on basic broadband.
(published July 2008)
Kilmington Parish Plan Statistical Report
(this is a large PDF file of 66 pages)
Both these documents should open in Adobe Reader -
Please note: The Parish Plan will take 13 minutes to download on dial up and approx 5 minutes on basic broadband speed. The Report will take approx 50 minutes on dial up and approx 20 minutes on basic broadband.
The Parish Plan was delivered to every home in the village in July 2008. Please click on the link below to download it in PDF format.
The Statistical Report was too large to be published to everyone so it is available here for you to look through. If you want a hard copy please download it below but note the large size of it.
The Statistical Report was too large to be published to everyone so it is available here for you to look through. If you want a hard copy please download it below but note the large size of it.
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January 2009 |
Setting up of Parish Plan Implementation Committee | |
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July 2008 |
Publications of the Parish Plan and Statistical Report based on the completed questionaires | |
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September 2007 |
Update of the status of the plan | |
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April 2007 |
Bill Kerslake’s report in Parish matters on his new role as a result of the questionnaire | |
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January 2007 |
Questionnaire delivered to every household | |
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28 July 2006 |
Visual Display, Open Forum and Suggestions box for plan | |
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9 May 2006 |
Steering Committee formed | |
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19 April 2006 |
Meeting was held in the Village Hall to discuss the plan | |
Parish Plan Implementation Committee
The Kilmington Parish Plan, which was published in 2008, identified a list of “Aims” or actions that the village would like to see implemented. In this respect the Parish Council set up a working party (the “Committee”) whose role is to seek to implement the Aims. The working party currently has seven members (three of who are Parish Councillors) namely, in alphabetic order: Ron Foster, Sally Huscroft, Sidnie Newbery, Michael O’Flaherty, Louise Quincey, David Vickers and John Watts.
The first meeting was held in January 2009 and, as the Affordable Housing had its own Working Party, the Committee considered that Road Safety should be its first priority, concentrating first on the A35. The timing was quite fortuitous as the Highways Authority was in the process of publishing the latest Report which had been prompted by the actions of the A35 Action Group. In reviewing the Highways Agency’s proposals (which did not include a reduction of the speed limit), and previous reports, it became clear to the Committee that not only had the concerns of the Parish had not been addressed but also the Highways Agency may have misinterpreted certain issues including those relating to accident statistics. Therefore, prior to the presentation that the Highways Agency had offered to make to the village, a letter expressing these concerns was sent to them by the Committee. We are pleased to note that this had some effect and that a footpath to the Old Police House to the West of the village and the 50 mph speed limit on the A35 was added to the initial proposal. The Highways Authority presentation and newspaper articles from the Midweek Herald and View from Axminster can be found elsewhere on the Kilmington Web Site by going to the A35 Speed Protest page. The Committee will continue to keep the pressure on the Highways Authority to try and ensure the proposals are implemented as soon as possible and then to press for further safety improvements including possibly a Controlled Pedestrian Crossing near the Bus Stops by the Old Inn.
The second area of the Parish Plan that the Committee focussed its attention on is the 20 mph limit on Whitford Road by the school and road safety within the village. The Committee questioned why a reduced speed limit should be restricted to just a small section of road by the school when safety in the whole village is also of concern. With pedestrian and cyclist safety in mind, particularly for school children and the elderly, it seemed sensible to consider a safe speed throughout the village. Coincidentally, at the Annual Parish Meeting, a petition was made concerning the extent of the existing speed limit on Whitford Road pointing out that the current 30 mph speed limit does not extend to the village sign on the Whitford Road, which means that there is no speed limit on part of the road even though it passes several houses within the village and that a number of children have to walk along the road to attend school. While the responses to the Parish Plan gave a clear mandate for a 20mph limit in Whitford Road the views of residents to a village-wide 20mph limit was unclear. Therefore, in order to ascertain if extending the 20 mph speed limit is favoured by the majority of the village, the Committee are preparing to carry out a survey. In order for this survey to be effective it is requested that everyone provides a response either for or against this proposal.
The above projects will be continuing for some time and so the Committee has considered which Aims it should deal with next and has decided that, “Upgrade the Playing Area and Playing Field facilities” and “Develop a wide range of activities for the under 16’s” were the next priority issues.
It would appear that a number of the Aims listed in the Parish Plan are a “Wish List” and that it is unlikely that the Committee will have any chance of implementing some of them, but who knows until you try.
The Committee meets approximately two weeks before the Parish Council Meetings and reports its finding and suggestions to them for approval. The Parish Council Minutes will therefore keep you all informed of the Committee’s activities, however from time to time reports will be made in Post-script and on the Kilmington Village Web Site.
The Kilmington Parish Plan, which was published in 2008, identified a list of “Aims” or actions that the village would like to see implemented. In this respect the Parish Council set up a working party (the “Committee”) whose role is to seek to implement the Aims. The working party currently has seven members (three of who are Parish Councillors) namely, in alphabetic order: Ron Foster, Sally Huscroft, Sidnie Newbery, Michael O’Flaherty, Louise Quincey, David Vickers and John Watts.
The first meeting was held in January 2009 and, as the Affordable Housing had its own Working Party, the Committee considered that Road Safety should be its first priority, concentrating first on the A35. The timing was quite fortuitous as the Highways Authority was in the process of publishing the latest Report which had been prompted by the actions of the A35 Action Group. In reviewing the Highways Agency’s proposals (which did not include a reduction of the speed limit), and previous reports, it became clear to the Committee that not only had the concerns of the Parish had not been addressed but also the Highways Agency may have misinterpreted certain issues including those relating to accident statistics. Therefore, prior to the presentation that the Highways Agency had offered to make to the village, a letter expressing these concerns was sent to them by the Committee. We are pleased to note that this had some effect and that a footpath to the Old Police House to the West of the village and the 50 mph speed limit on the A35 was added to the initial proposal. The Highways Authority presentation and newspaper articles from the Midweek Herald and View from Axminster can be found elsewhere on the Kilmington Web Site by going to the A35 Speed Protest page. The Committee will continue to keep the pressure on the Highways Authority to try and ensure the proposals are implemented as soon as possible and then to press for further safety improvements including possibly a Controlled Pedestrian Crossing near the Bus Stops by the Old Inn.
The second area of the Parish Plan that the Committee focussed its attention on is the 20 mph limit on Whitford Road by the school and road safety within the village. The Committee questioned why a reduced speed limit should be restricted to just a small section of road by the school when safety in the whole village is also of concern. With pedestrian and cyclist safety in mind, particularly for school children and the elderly, it seemed sensible to consider a safe speed throughout the village. Coincidentally, at the Annual Parish Meeting, a petition was made concerning the extent of the existing speed limit on Whitford Road pointing out that the current 30 mph speed limit does not extend to the village sign on the Whitford Road, which means that there is no speed limit on part of the road even though it passes several houses within the village and that a number of children have to walk along the road to attend school. While the responses to the Parish Plan gave a clear mandate for a 20mph limit in Whitford Road the views of residents to a village-
The above projects will be continuing for some time and so the Committee has considered which Aims it should deal with next and has decided that, “Upgrade the Playing Area and Playing Field facilities” and “Develop a wide range of activities for the under 16’s” were the next priority issues.
It would appear that a number of the Aims listed in the Parish Plan are a “Wish List” and that it is unlikely that the Committee will have any chance of implementing some of them, but who knows until you try.
The Committee meets approximately two weeks before the Parish Council Meetings and reports its finding and suggestions to them for approval. The Parish Council Minutes will therefore keep you all informed of the Committee’s activities, however from time to time reports will be made in Post-