Opening Statements served

31 October 2014
OPENING STATEMENTS  SERVED

This afternoon Opening Statements were served on the Program Officer in relation to the Public Examination Process of the Local Plan Revised Submission Development Management Plan 2014.

The electronic documents have also been emailed out this afternoon before 5:00pm.

The Trust Chairman has learnt that no documentation can be entered to the hearings unless it has been seen by all parties in a statement.

There are two more deadlines for submissions left.

The Trust Chairman prepares statements to be dispatched to the Program Officer

23rd October 2014
THE TRUST CHAIRMAN PREPARES STATEMENTS TO BE DISPATCHED TO THE PROGRAM OFFICER.

The Trust has been busy over the last month spending over 150 hours preparing statements for the Public Examination by the Inspector. These statements are set to be sent out next week .

The Trust and Charity Award the author of the Revised Development Plan a D-

12th October 2014
THE TRUST AND CHARITY AWARD THE AUTHOR OF THE REVISED DEVELOPMENT PLAN A FAIL D-

PLEASE TRY HARDER!

The members have been working hard in an attempt to wade through these document and associated documents trying hard to see if the document could in any way be seen as sound. They have not been able to do this and have asked Mrs Lynette Duncan Head Planner to place their documents into the Council document base. Her response was:

"I have passed your request for the additional documents to be added to the Core Documents List on to the Council . I shall let you know if there is any problem with these requests.  If there is then you will have to add the document to your own submissions where applicable and appropriate." 

We understood the Inspector wanted our input and help to understand the situation, why would there be a problem with these documents which have been in the public domain on our sites?

A man professing to be the Land Agent Threatened verbally Criminal Damage

8th October 2014
A MAN PROFESSING TO BE THE LAND AGENT THREATENED VERBALLY CRIMINAL DAMAGE

A trust member reported to the Trust that a man one of two doing Criminal Damage to the Public Pathway in Speckled Wood said that he was the Land Agent. He also said his intention was to damage property not owned by him . According to the Trust member the Police were called.

There has also been some concern raised over the tub with toxic label on it. The matter has been reported as a breach in planning regulations.

Serious Concerns of Revised Development Plan Soundness have been sent to the Inspectors Department

6th October 2014
SERIOUS CONCERNS OVER THE REVISED DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN SOUNDNESS HAVE BEEN AIRED WITH THE INSPECTORS DEPARTMENT.

Today a large email was shared with the Planning Inspectors Department , The MP and the Press regarding the Soundness of the Development Management Plan Document which is currently with the Inspectors Office.

The Trust has been given 3 hours tomorrow to detail problems with the way the Development Management Plan has been procedurally undertook. The Trust has written to everyone to say that this is not possible as there is to much material  and that the Inspectors Department has already enough material to decide it is not sound. The Trust has been told that the Public and other organizations have until the end of this month to put a statement into the Inspectors office this needs to be copped electronically and in triplicate one which must be an open leaf copy. This puts this process out of reach of the Public and  not democratic.

More Rubbish has been removed from Speckled Wood

3rd October 2014

MORE RUBBISH HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SPECKLED WOOD.

Some more of the rubbish was recycled from Speckled Wood yesterday. The Trust want to thank the local companies that helped with this. You are brilliant :). There is still more rubbish to come out of Speckled Wood and this is brilliant news that these companies are all helping. Thank you so much. The Trust and Charity have been working with the Police to remove potential areas from the Woodland under their guidance. This has improved parts of the Woodland already.

Has the Trusts hard work been plagiarised?

26th September 2014.
HAS THE TRUSTS HARD WORK BEEN PLAGIARIZED?
The Trust has been examining the online documents submitted to the Public Inspectors office on the 31st July 2014.

These documents seem to have no mention of our Trust or Charity in the Council Forward Planning Departments  documents that they provided to the Public Inspector Mr Hollux.

We are very concerned by these actions to portray historic events as something quite different. We  have worked very hard in 2012 and 2014 to canvass the opinion of the public.

It is noted that the only group recognized in this paperwork submitted to the Inspector is Ore Community Land Trust as all of their responses have their name on them.

The Scouts have a scavenger hunt in Speckled Wood

19th September 2014
THE SCOUTS HAVE A SCAVENGER HUNT IN SPECKLED WOOD.

The 4th Hastings Scout Group had a wonderful scavenger hunt in Speckled Wood this evening the scouts all with torches had to find items left by their leader and a few unusual items too. The Woodland was brimming with animal life moths badgers and foxes. The 4th Scout leader said Speckled Wood was wonderful and they were all thoroughly enjoying themselves. Pictured is Stuart in the wood laying down items for some of the scouts to find. We hope this will be a regular activity in the woodland. The Trust wish to thank scouts for putting this on. We hope all the scouts enjoyed this activity.

Has the Council been Courting The Park Lane Group.

18th September 2014.
 HAS THE COUNCIL BEEN COURTING THE PARK LANE GROUP.

The Trust learned to today  from invitation that have been sent out that  Park Lane Group has been invited to the Public Inquiry surrounding the Revised Development Plan.

This is the first time the Council has shown its hand .

Dates for Hearings now set by Program Officer

16th September 2014
DATES FOR HEARINGS NOW SET BY PROGRAM OFFICER.

Dates for the hearings concerning the Revised Development Management Plan have been given today. The Preliminary Hearing is to be heard on the 7th October 2014 2:00pm and generally concerns the Soundness of the Revised Development Plan. The Trust has been refused to deliver its Consultation at this despite evidence being presented to the Program Officers that this Revised Development Management Plan is unsound. Eight points of concern have been given and all have been ignored to-date.


Robert Tressel would be ashamed.

This area Speckled Wood was given to the public in 1930 do not let them take it away from you  for their own greed. This is a Public Space. Nothing to date has took this away . This Development Management Plan will do this.

The full hearing is scheduled 18th November 2014.

The Trust is very unhappy with this process and is publicly disclaiming it as a sham . Their hard work in 2012 and 2014 has been ignored by the Council and their entourage.  Country File and the News have been contacted but nothing seems to be being done. This is disgusting we strongly ask you to "RISE UP" and fight this debacle before it is to late.

The Council has a 18 year plan to build on just about every Green Space in Hastings you have been warned.

The Trust organise more wood chip

15th September 2014
THE TRUST ORGANIZE MORE WOOD CHIP
The Trust want to thank Simon for his help dropping off Wood chip to Speckled Wood for the Paths . The Trust needs as much chip as it can get to put on the paths of Speckled Wood. The first delivery was delivered today.

This morning the Friends of Speckled Wood Management Trust was busy clearing back the top pathways in the Woodland of debris which  had been fly tipped in the Woodland . The Pathways are looking much better.

The Trust clean up the Village Green.

12 September 2014
THE TRUST CLEAN UP THE VILLAGE GREEN.
Today the Trust was asked by residents to cut the Village Green in Clifton Road. The residents where very pleased that the Trust was doing this and all came out to thank them members working there.

The Grass was long and unkempt and was desperately neglected .

The Trust and the local residents all use the Village Green regularly . This is now the second time the Trust has to maintain this land  in less than a month.  The Green looks like a Village Green again now and the Seagulls have taken up occupancy.

The local resident said " Its lovely to see someone cutting it who doesnt want to build on it "

The Trust learn Speckled Wood is to be added to the Police route

10th September 2014
THE TRUST LEARN SPECKLED WOOD IS TO BE ADDED TO THE POLICE ROUTE.

The Trust Chairman was informed this morning that the Police  have commited personel to the Speckled Wood area . This news is Welcomed by the Trust and hope will be beneficial to the area and thank the Police for thier help.

The Trust cut grass in Speckled Wood and around the unadopted roads

6th September 2014.
THE TRUST CUT GRASS IN SPECKLED WOOD AND AROUND THE UNADOPTED ROADS

The Trust was busy cutting back the pathaways in and around speckled Wood this Weekend. This was done to make the pathways more accessable to the Public. The Trust has been managing these areas for some time now and the areas are starting to look much better . The Trust have asked the Local Tree Surgeons for chip to put on the paths-ways in Speckled Wood and Church Street.