Author: FVCA

Planning Application – Cherry Trees, Third Road Wildmoor

The following planning applications are available to view and comment on. Please use this
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APPLICATION REFERENCE :	22/01509/CPL
APPLICATION TYPE:	Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
DATE ACCEPTED:	25.11.2022
LOCATION:	Cherry Trees, Third Road Wildmoor Bromsgrove Worcestershire B61 0BT
PROPOSAL:	Single storey rear extension and garage and garden room outbuildings
APPLICANTS NAME:
PARISH COUNCIL:	Belbroughton Parish
WARD:	Belbroughton And Romsley Ward
CASE OFFICER:	Fiona Flower
TELEPHONE:	01527 587 004 Ext 3098
EMAIL	fiona.flower@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk

APPLICATION REFERENCE :	22/01521/HHPRIO
APPLICATION TYPE:	Householder Prior Notification
DATE ACCEPTED:	29.11.2022
LOCATION:	Cherry Trees, Third Road Wildmoor Bromsgrove Worcestershire B61 0BT
PROPOSAL:	Additional storey to be added. Maximum height of dwelling to be 8.2 metres. Facing brickwork and windows to match existing. Proposed windows to principle elevation to line through with existing first floor windows and match in height width and style.
APPLICANTS NAME:
PARISH COUNCIL:	Belbroughton Parish
WARD:	Belbroughton And Romsley Ward
CASE OFFICER:	Charlotte Wood
TELEPHONE:	01527 64252 Ext 3412
EMAIL	Charlotte.Wood@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk

Avian Influenza confirmed near Bromsgrove

Avian Influenza confirmed near Bromsgrove: all livestock/bird keepers please read

3km Protection Zone includes part of Fairfield

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed on 26 November 2022 at a premises near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. A 3km Protection Zone and 10km Surveillance Zone were put in place around the premises. Affected birds on the infected premises will be humanely culled.

You can check if you are under restriction by using APHA’s interactive map which can be found here.

Details of the measures that apply in these zones can be found in the declaration here.

The NFU can provide their members with guidance on what to do if you are in a Disease Control Zone which includes information on disease control measures and licensing. This information is available here and please do get in touch if you need any guidance or support.

Please be aware, if you have any poultry on your farm, even just a few chickens in the garden (this makes you a poultry keeper) and if any part of your CPH falls within one of the Disease Control Zones then restrictions will also apply to the movement of ANY of your livestock (including cattle, horses etc). A general licence is now available on the government website which can be used to transport livestock as long as certain conditions are met, including ensuring there has been no contact between livestock and poultry or captive birds for 21 days prior to movement.

If parts of a single holding (with one CPH) are in different zones, then the whole of the site is considered to be in the zone with the highest level of restriction. If you have more than one holding and they have separate CPH’s, any holding with a single CPH where the entire holding is outside of the zone will not be subject to the additional restrictions that apply within the zones.

Licensing:

If your premises is in one of the Disease Control Zones, a movement licence will be required for certain activities. Specific licences can be obtained from the APHA by using their online licensing portal.

Please ensure you give the APHA as much notice as possible as it can take time to issue licences. Complex and high-risk movements will require extra time to assess and process.

There are general licences available for certain movements, more information on these can be found on the government website.

General information and guidance:

Further DEFRA Guidance on Avian influenza can be found here.
For all members with poultry please do follow good biosecurity practice. The NFU have biosecurity resources available here
If you haven’t already please do register your poultry on the national poultry register here – registering means APHA can contact keepers with advice and latest news on disease outbreaks.
To keep up to date on the latest information the NFU have an Avian Influenza hub which contains advice and information and can be found here.

Marking the Coronation of King Charles III

On Saturday 5^th May 2023, King Charles will be crowned in full splendour in a ceremony that has remained essentially the same over a thousand years, and last seen in the United Kingdom in 1953.

For some people this ceremony may be the only coronation that they will ever see.

As a community, how do we mark the accession and coronation of King Charles III?

Do you have any suggestions for initiatives that can celebrate the life of the late Queen and the good health of our King?

How should we celebrate the coronation? With a single event of a weekend full of events? What would you attend?

Or, dare we ask, not bother?

The coronation may be 5 months away, but planning must start today. Please email your suggestions to admin@fvca.org.uk

It’s Your Community, be part of your Association to help shape where you live

The next Community Association Committee Meeting is on Wednesday 23rd November 2022 at 7.30pm in the Barton Room at the Village Hall.

Below the agenda, which appears long, but most are one/two-line updates.

Item 5: A step-by-step guide to setting up a charity can be found at https://www.gov.uk/set-up-a-charity At this stage, we are considering whether to register a charity, and if it is agreed further work will be required, which will need to be approved by the FVCA committee before putting to the Community. If it is agreed by the FVCA committee and approved by the Charity Commission that we become a Registered Charity, any application to become a Registered Charity and change to the constitution would require a motion at an AGM or EGM, and if approved, committee members would become charity trustees; our next AGM should be in March 2023. Should it be decided that we do register as a charity – and should we be accepted by the Charity Commission – in addition to being able to apply for more grants, we would also be able to claim gift aid.

AGENDA

1. Apologies

2. Approval of minutes of previous meeting

3. Chair’s Report

4. Finance/Treasurer’s Report

5. Consider registering as a charity

6. Highways Update

7. Postbox Update

8. Wildmoor Quarry Expansion

9. Pepper Wood Extension

10. Activities/Initiatives: Update & Future Plans

a. Newsletters

b. Neighbourhood Watch

c. Keep Fairfield Tidy

d. Dining Group

e. Social Saturdays

f. Foodie Fairfield

g. Festive Fairfield

i. Village Christmas Tree

ii. Village Advent Calendar

iii. Santa’s Grotto (3rd December)

iv. Carols Around The Christmas Tree (21st December)

v. NYE Party (31st December)

h. Fairfield Walkers

i. Social Wednesdays

j. Harvest Festival

k. Remembrance Sunday

l. Pancake Race 2023 (18th February)

m. Picnic 2023 (9th July)

n. Summer Fete 2023 (19th August)

o. Recording History

p. Coronation of King Charles (6th May & B/Hol 8th May)

q. Fairfield Flicks

r. Brewery Events

s. Inn in the Hall (The Forfeld Inn)

11. Proposed Expenditure:

a. Purchase of Lindr Machine

b. Purchase of Publicity Materials

c. Book Speakers/Activities for Social Wednesdays

12. Growing the Committee

13. Any other business

14. Date of Next Meeting

Fairfield Remembers

Residents gathered on Remembrance Sunday (13th November) for a short service at the village war memorial.

Wreaths were laid by Bromsgrove Police (our local Safer Neighbourhood Team), Fairfield Village Community Association, Fairfield First School & Fairfield Womens Institute.

The collection raised £82.10 for the Royal British Legion.

Following the service, residents enjoyed refreshments & cake inside the village hall.

Halloween Event Success

Thanks to everyone who supported our Halloween brewery event and/or screening of BEETLEJUICE on Saturday 29th October

Our grateful thanks to Woodcote Brewery and Banners.

Pepper Wood Extension Update

The following dates have been arranged where members of the public can help plant some trees:

Afternoon of Weds 7th Dec (from 1.30pm until 4pm)

Morning of Saturday 10th Dec (10am until 2pm)

If volunteering, please park at the village hall and walk to Swan Inn car park where site directions will be given.

Planning Application – 101 Stourbridge Road

The following planning application is available to view and comment on. Please use this
link to take you to the home page of Public Access
http://publicaccess.bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk/online-applications/ which is the tool for
viewing applications and making comment electronically.

APPLICATION REFERENCE :	22/01182/FUL
APPLICATION TYPE:	Full Application
DATE ACCEPTED:	01.09.2022
LOCATION:	101 Stourbridge Road, Fairfield Bromsgrove Worcestershire B61 9LY
PROPOSAL:	One and two storey rear extension to existing house.
APPLICANTS NAME:
PARISH COUNCIL:	Belbroughton Parish
WARD:	Belbroughton And Romsley Ward
CASE OFFICER:	Nina Chana
TELEPHONE:	01527 548241
EMAIL	nina.chana@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk

Planning Application – 126 Stourbridge Road

APPLICATION REFERENCE :	22/01122/FUL
APPLICATION TYPE:	Full Application
DATE ACCEPTED:	16.08.2022
LOCATION:	126 Stourbridge Road, Fairfield Bromsgrove Worcestershire B61 9LZ
PROPOSAL:	Two storey rear extension
APPLICANTS NAME:
PARISH COUNCIL:	Belbroughton Parish
WARD:	Belbroughton And Romsley Ward
CASE OFFICER:	Nina Chana
TELEPHONE:	01527 548241
EMAIL	nina.chana@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk

Post Box Update

Email received 3rd October from Deborah Buey, Escalated Resolution Team, Royal Mail:

“I have leased (sic) with the Manager, he has advised this has been passed to the company Romec that place the Post Boxes on behalf of Royal Mail. I am sorry to advise at this time we do not know when this is going to be sited in the village.

I am sorry that I can not be of any further assistance at this time.”

No further information is known, we do not know which of the four suggested sites have been identified, but it does look like that progress is being made to restore a postal collection service in the village.

According to the Royal Mail website, Romec was launched in 2002, by Royal Mail as a fully-fledged facilities management company and in 2017 “the Romec and Royal Mail Group Property companies combined and are known as ‘Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions’.” About Us | Royal Mail Property & Facilities Management Services (royalmailpfs.com)

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