Craigton Woods bat survey

MERA have arranged for an independent bat survey to be carried out in Craigton Woods as it was felt the Cala habitat survey was very inadequate and had not been carried out under proper guidelines.  This new report has confirmed our suspicions and will be submitted to EDC.

Craigton Woods – CALA TP/ED/14/0673

Many of you asked to be kept up to date with Craigton Woods.

The Association would now advise that Cala have submitted a formal planning application. It can be viewed at
http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/system_pages/planning_applications/planning_application_search.aspx
and enter TP/ED/14/0673 in the search box.

The proposal comprises the construction of 24 detached houses and 10 affordable homes. The affordable houses take the form of 2 no. cottage flat blocks (8 homes) and 2 semi-detached homes. Associated works include tree felling, new tree and hedge planting, landscaping, roads, paths and drainage (including SUDS proposals).

If you wish to make any representation against this application, you should write or e-mail to the contacts detailed below.  The Association would recommend that you do this, as a matter of urgency, before the end of September as we understand that there is a planning meeting of East Dunbartonshire Council soon, although we have recently discovered that we may have until 9 October 2014.  Please quote TP/ED/14/0673 on all correspondence you send. Otherwise your comments may not be considered.

Contact Details:

Planning
Development and Enterprise
East Dunbartonshire Council
Broomhill Industrial Estate
Kilsyth Road
Kirkintilloch
G66 1QF

Tel: 0141 578 8600
Email: planning@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

Some residents have asked for information on what they should include in their response and we have detailed below some of the main items to include, along with your own points. We would stress that there is not much time and you should get any comments you wish to make sent off. Your comments should include the following :-

Craigton Wood currently has the following designations in the existing Local Development Plan and I/We would request that these are maintained in the new proposed LDP.  The area is also included in the Local Biodiversity Plan for the area.

The designations are:-

Historic Garden and/or Designed Landscape
Important Wildlife Corridor
Local Nature Conservation Site
Existing Greenbelt
Area of Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs)
Ancient Woodland

Overall this area is used and valued by the community and visitors to the area. Any development at all will change this.

Craigton Woods meeting

A meeting was held today by Cala regarding their proposed development of Craigton Woods.

Information about this meeting can be found on the website of the newly formed Craigton Woods Volunteer Group at http://www.craigtonwoods.com/

See also the EDC website

Those attending the meeting had the chance to complete a comments form. If you were unable to attend, or did not take a form and would still like to make comments, this can also be done via the Cala website at
http://www.cala.co.uk/craigtonroad
There is very little information on either the Cala or the EDC website and although information was made available at the meeting, no copies could be taken away. However, there is some information and a copy of the map of the proposed development on the CWVG website at
http://www.craigtonwoods.com/#!bastion/c1dka
The form on the Cala website does not include the questions on the comment form that was available at the meeting, and you may wish to bear these questions in mind when responding. They were as follows:

What are your impressions of the proposed development?
Which elements of the proposal do you like?
Which elements of the proposal would you like to see amended?
Do you think more family and affordable homes are required within the area to meet housing needs?
Do you have any other views on the layout design?
Do you think our consultation with you has been helpful?
Other comments

Please note that any comments must be submitted by 28th May

Forthcoming meetings

Wednesday 7th May 2014
Milngavie Community Council will be holding their AGM within the Fraser Centre.  A notice will be placed in the local paper advising of time and in the notice board within the precinct.  This is an opportunity for residents to go along and raise any issues that they would wish the Community Council to address.  Thomas Glen from East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture Trust will be providing an update on the Allander Sports Centre.  Start time will either be 7 or 7.30 p.m.
see also the Milngavie Herald

Wednesday 14th May 2014
Cala have changed the date of their consultation on Craigton Woods from 13th to 14th May 2014 still in the Lesser Hall within Milngavie Town Hall between 12 - 6 p.m.

Friday 16th May 2014
Milngavie Heritage Centre will be holding their AGM in the Centre within Milngavie Town Hall at 7.30 p.m.

Craigton Woods under threat again

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE FOR THIS MEETING

This ancient woodland is under serious threat from development again. CALA Homes have submitted a proposal for a residential development of private detached houses over the entire section of Craigton Woods from Hunter Road to the service road for Douglas Academy.

A public exhibition is planned for 14th May 2014 (NOT 13th) from 12-6 p.m. at Milngavie Town Hall, and we would urge everyone to attend if they possibly can. Even if people cannot attend, we would urge them to make comments. Further details will appear in the press, and we will do our best to keep you informed.

Cala exhibition

There will be an exhibition about the revised Cala proposals at the Allander Leisure Centre on 31 May 2012 from 2 - 8 p.m.