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Pepper Wood Extension – Success!

On Friday 18th February, The Woodland Trust completed the purchase of land that will enable an extension of over 125 acres to Pepper Wood.

In an email to FVCA, Paul Jarczewski, The Woodland Trust Site Manager for Central England, wrote “I would like to thank you [FVCA] for the help you’ve given us to reach this point, as I know you have championed this locally.”

“I would be very grateful if you were able to pass on thanks to other local residents who have supported us, through any of your communications. Thank you.”

The Community Association would also like to thank the many residents who have helped promote the Pepper Wood extension and have donated to the fund, it is very much appreciated. In the coming months/years, there will be opportunities for residents, local organisations & school to get involved in the extension delivery.

  • February 18, 2022 by

Village Hall News – February 2022

Message to Hall Users

In March, after more than 2 years, the monthly evening Bingo sessions resume at the Village Hall, providing a much-enjoyed activity for some of the elderly in our community, and later this month we welcome back WMGA for their committee meetings. We look forward to seeing some bird shows at the hall later in the year.

We really do appreciate the many adjustments you have had to make over the past two years – and continue to make – to help deliver safe activities at Fairfield Village Hall.

Keeping the hall clean and tidy is a chore, especially after delivering an exhausting activity (I know, sometimes I just want to go home). Occasionally we receive comments from hall users regarding the state of the hall when they arrive, usually the floor has not been properly swept. PLEASE sweep and tidy the hall, as well as empty bins, when your session has ended. Please use the large scissor-brook to sweep the hall, then use a dustpan & brush to sweep up the bits.

Towards the end of last year, our gas contract came to an end and as the hall is classed as a business for energy supply, we had no choice but to agree to a three-year fixed contract at a much higher price. Our Treasurer has calculated, over the next three years, our gas bill will increase by £3000, based upon our current consumption. When we review hall hire charges in June/July is it very likely that rates will rise in January 2023. As always, we will do our best to keep our rates affordable and offer good value.

In 2019, it was our intention to refurbish the toilets and cloakroom, and due to the pandemic, work was postponed to 2021, then to 2022. Material prices are currently very high and so work will, once again, be postponed until 2023 (fingers crossed) when, hopefully, the price of materials will have started to come down and be less volatile.

We will still do some minor works & improvements this year, and it is our intention to replace all the radiator fire guards and the broken parking posts in the service road. Other works for the year include replacing the Barton Room fire exit & decluttering the Boiler Room.

We are changing our internet contract to a cheaper and improved package offering ultra-fast broadband speeds, and so a new hub will be needed, with a new password, which I will post on the noticeboard.

Managing the Village Hall is not always easy, and there are many rules & regulations that we have to abide by, some of our policies that we have adopted are on the internal noticeboard, and all are on our website www.fvh.org.uk Another policy that we must have – and we are currently drafting – is an Environmental Policy, which will require your support to make it work, Further details will be shared with you in due course.

And finally, thank you for using Fairfield Village Hall, creating a vibrant, multi-use venue that brings people together, provides purposeful activities that reduces social isolation, loneliness and improves mental & physical well-being.

Conrad

Chairman – Fairfield Village Hall

  • February 12, 2022 by

Proposed importation of inert restoration material and extraction of sand at Western Quarry Site

Re-Consultation on a Planning Application (County Matter)
Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended)

Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017

Submission of Further Information in respect of the Environmental Statement relating to the following planning application

Application Ref:    21/000029/CM        Grid Ref:    (E) 395202, (N) 276101

Applicant:              NRS Ltd

Proposal:               Proposed importation of inert restoration material and extraction of sand to enable engineering operations for stability purposes and completion of site restoration

Location:               (Western portion of the former) Sandy Lane Quarry, Wildmoor, Worcestershire

On 30 July 2021, NRS Ltd applied to Worcestershire County Council for planning permission for the above proposal. You may recall I consulted you [Fairfield Village Community Association] on the above application for planning permission between 18 August 2021 and 29 September 2021.

Following the consideration of the comments that were received on the application and Environmental Statement, the Mineral Planning Authority wrote to the applicant on 29 October 2021 requesting further information in respect of the Environmental Statement. On 10 January 2022 the applicant submitted the requested further information, and the County Council are now seeking comments on this further information in relation to a number of matters including noise, ecology, highways and traffic, water environment, geotechnical and public health.

The applicant is seeking planning permission to remove approximately 245,000 tonnes of sand and import 975,000 cubic metres of inert materials over a period of six years. The objective of the application is to enable a buttress wall to be keyed into the eastern part of the site to stabilise the exposed face, and to facilitate the complete final restoration of the former Sandy Lane Quarry.

A copy of this further information together with the planning application, the plans, the Environmental Statement, the Non-Technical Summary and other documents submitted with the application can be inspected online at: www.worcestershire.gov.uk/eplanning using the application reference 21/000029/CM from 9 February 2022 until 16 March 2022. When searching by application reference, please ensure that the full application reference number, including the suffix are entered into the search field.

I would be grateful to receive any comments that you may wish to make on the further information / application by 16 March 2022 by email or by post to the address below. If this is not possible then please let me know. If you have already commented on this application, and if I do not hear from you by this date I will assume your comments remain unchanged.

  • February 10, 2022 by

Planning Application – Bell Service Station

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.


• Click on the link above
• Type in the application number and click, this will take you to the summary page of Public
Access.
• When at the summary page
• To view the documents you will need to click on the tab, then
the .
• To make a comment click on the tab,
• Fill out your details and make your comment and press submit, this will go straight to the
relevant planning officer and be immediately viewable in the comments tab.
• If you have provided an email you can request a confirmation email.

APPLICATION REFERENCE :22/00073/FUL
APPLICATION TYPE:Full Application
DATE ACCEPTED:14.01.2022
LOCATION:Bell Service Station, Bromsgrove Road Hagley Stourbridge Worcestershire DY9 9XU
PROPOSAL:New single-story rear and side extension to sales building and modification to car wash lane.
APPLICANTS NAME:MBH Design Studio LTD
PARISH COUNCIL:Belbroughton Parish
WARD:Belbroughton And Romsley Ward
CASE OFFICER:Charlotte Wood
TELEPHONE:01527 64252 Ext 3412
EMAILCharlotte.Wood@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk
  • February 7, 2022 by

Planning Application – Pig Rearing Units, The Nursery Dordale 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.


• Click on the link above
• Type in the application number and click, this will take you to the summary page of Public
Access.
• When at the summary page
• To view the documents you will need to click on the tab, then
the .
• To make a comment click on the tab,
• Fill out your details and make your comment and press submit, this will go straight to the
relevant planning officer and be immediately viewable in the comments tab.
• If you have provided an email you can request a confirmation email.

APPLICATION REFERENCE :22/00058/CUPRIO
APPLICATION TYPE:COU Prior Approval
DATE ACCEPTED:17.01.2022
LOCATION:Pig Rearing Units, The Nursery Dordale Road Bournheath Worcestershire B61 9JX
PROPOSAL:Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 5 dwellings (Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion.
APPLICANTS NAME:
PARISH COUNCIL:Belbroughton Parish
WARD:Belbroughton And Romsley Ward
CASE OFFICER:Sarah Hazlewood
TELEPHONE:01527881720
EMAILsarah.hazlewood@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk
  • February 7, 2022 by

Planning Application – 39 Parish Hill

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.


• Click on the link above
• Type in the application number and click, this will take you to the summary page of Public
Access.
• When at the summary page
• To view the documents you will need to click on the tab, then
the .
• To make a comment click on the tab,
• Fill out your details and make your comment and press submit, this will go straight to the
relevant planning officer and be immediately viewable in the comments tab.
• If you have provided an email you can request a confirmation email.

APPLICATION REFERENCE :21/01866/FUL
APPLICATION TYPE:Full Application
DATE ACCEPTED:23.12.2021
LOCATION:39 Parish Hill, Bournheath Bromsgrove Worcestershire B61 9JH
PROPOSAL:Rear two storey extension.
APPLICANTS NAME:
PARISH COUNCIL:Bournheath Parish
WARD:Belbroughton And Romsley Ward
CASE OFFICER:Nina Chana
TELEPHONE:01527 548241
EMAILnina.chana@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk
  • February 7, 2022 by

Wildmoor Quarry Expansion – Briefing 5th Feb 2022

In early January, Wildmoor Quarry requested a Scoping Opinion with regard their intention to extend existing mineral extraction, to quarry adjacent land and to import inert material. For the scoping notice CLICK HERE

Responses to the Scoping request have been given by FVCA, the Parish Council, District Councillor May and others.

Below, presentation given at the Social Saturday community gathering on 5th February 2022, outlining the proposal as detailed in the Wildmoor Quarry’s Scoping Request, plus images taken by FVCA to help residents understand what could be happening.

At present, there is not a full planning application and so there is currently no consultation. The purpose of this presentation is to make residents aware of what could be happening, and should a full planning application be submitted that they have the information to make an informed decision as to whether they wish to support or oppose the planning application.

It is the intention of FVCA to hold a meeting once the full planning application has been published, and FVCA will request an extension to the consultation deadline.

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Photos of Wildmoor Quarry – 2nd February 2022

  • February 5, 2022 by

Community Gathering 5th Feb 2022 – Summary

  • Good turnout for the Chief Constable’s visit last month, thanks to all that came to the hall
  • Fairfield Dining Group – next lunch 21st Feb. at the Swan, Fairfield, then at The Fox, Chaddesley, on 21st March – different venues to previously published.  Arrive 12.15pm onwards for a 12.30pm lunch.  If you are coming, contact Pat.
  • Next litter pick – 12th Feb, 10.30am, meet outside hall.
  • Swan Lane – work will soon commence to clear ditches and repair gullies.
  • Volunteer needed for southern planter.
  • Volunteer needed to coordinate Platinum Jubilee party on Sunday 5th June.
  • England V Ireland Six Nations Rugby Match at the village hall on 12th March 3pm onwards.
  • Fairfield Flicks doing well, now doing Event Cinema & live music.  Next film: The Courier, 13th March 7.30pm.
  • Overview presentation proposed Wildmoor Quarry extension
  • February 5, 2022 by