Newsletter from the Mains Estate Residents’ Association (MERA) – 6^th December 2020

SAVE OUR GREENBELT – BACK THE COUNCIL PLAN

Final Consultation on LDP2 – deadline Friday 15^th January 2021

Our greenbelt is still at risk from developers unless you act now!  

If you love our green surroundings, then we we strongly recommend that you respond to the Council’s final consultation on the Local Development Plan (LDP2), using the key points detailed in our full newsletter available at 

http://mera-milngavie.co.uk/docs/Newsletter201206.pdf  

Hardcopies of the newsletter will be distributed over the next week.

The Council’s Representation Form is available at
http://mera-milngavie.co.uk/docs/RepresentationForm.docx

We have made a short explanatory video, available on Facebook and Twitter 
https://www.facebook.com/MERAMilngavie/posts/2881548372076310

Coverage of the consultation can also be found in the Bearsden and Milngavie Herald
https://www.milngavieherald.co.uk/news/environment/builders-eye-greenbelt-sites-milngavie-and-bearsden-3057962

Thank you

The MERA Committee

Ways to keep in contact with MERA
By email secretary@mera-milngavie.co.uk
On Facebook at MERA Milngavie.
On Twitter @MeraMilngavie.

 

Newsletter from the Mains Estate Residents’ Association – 

8^th November 2020

HOT TOPIC!  - Local Development Plan 2 - online information sessions 

East Dunbartonshire Council is seeking representations on the next Local Development Plan.  MERA will provide residents with guidance on how to respond shortly.  In the meantime, the Council has organised online information sessions for Milngavie residents on:

Thurs 19 November 2020, 7.00 pm - 7.45 pm

There is also an information session for Bearsden residents on:

Wed 11 November 2020,  10am - 10.45 am

If you would like to attend one of these briefing sessions then please send an email to development.plan@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

Once registered, the Council will send joining instructions. The sessions will be hosted using Microsoft Teams software.  Please note that you can join a Teams meeting free-of-charge from any device, whether or not you have a Teams account.

Please note that there will be no face-to-face meetings for this stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

For further details please see https://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/proposed-local-development-plan-2

Mains Estate Park

We are grateful for the work of the Council's 'Streetscene' team.  They have been undertaking an annual grass cut in the wetland area at the bottom of the park and have also been removing rushes.  

Ways to keep in contact with MERA

By email secretary@mera-milngavie.co.uk

On Facebook at MERA Milngavie

On Twitter @MeraMilngavie

Finally, we would be extremely grateful if you could check with your neighbours that they know that they can register for MERA newsletters by email on our website on the ‘Events’ page 

http://www.mera-milngavie.co.uk/events.html  

 

Mains Estate Residents' Association AGM

This is a reminder that our Annual General Meeting is this Wednesday 5^th June, 7:30pm at Douglas Academy.  We’ll be updating you on the park, flight paths, local development plans and the Number 15 bus amongst other things.

Hope to see you all there!

http://www.mera-milngavie.co.uk/docs/MERAnewsletter2019.pdf

The latest newsletter from East Dunbartonshire Council's Land Planning Team has been published on the Council's website at http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk  The newsletter gives an update on the Local Development Plan.

The association spoke with the Council recently about street litter bins and bins in local parks. These bins are emptied now only as and when required; all of the Council's waste disposal staff are meant to empty these bins as they go about their jobs. We will need to be vigilant and if there is a bin which needs emptied we should all feel free to contact the Council and let them know.

We can expect to see accumulations of leaves in the estate being cleared over the next few days and into next week.

A public consultation meeting on Phase 2 of the Bears Way Cycle Way is being held on Thursday, 19th November from 03.00 pm to 08.00 pm. It is being held in Kessington Hall. It is a drop-in session.

A consultation meeting on Improving People's Services in North West Glasgow is being held on Tuesday 17th November in Yoker Community Campus from 06.00 pm to 08.00 pm. Proposed changes in service provision are likely to have implications in the longer term for GP Out of Hours Services at Drumchapel Hospital; the provision of such services is the subject of a national and local review.

Local Development Plan

The final draft of the Local Development Plan is now available to view at
http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/ldp

There will be a drop in session on 27 April 2015 from 3 - 8 p.m. at the Fraser Centre, and the Plan is also available to view at Council locations.

Proposed Local Development Plan

Following Council approval on 22 January 2015, East Dunbartonshire Council will soon be publishing its Proposed Local Development Plan for consultation. The Proposed Plan sets out the Council’s land use strategy for East Dunbartonshire and will be used to determine planning applications. More information about the Plan can be found at:
http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/planning__building_standards/planning/planning_policies/local_development_plan.aspx

Local Development Plan newsletters

Local Development Plan Newsletter 22 has now been released and can be viewed via the Emerging Local Development Plan page on the Council website.

Newsletters 1 to 21 are also available via the same link, so we will be removing them from the MERA website.

Council Meeting – 26 June 2014. Further information

For further information on this meeting please see also the Dougalston Woods blog at
http://dougalstonwoods.wordpress.com
This is well worth reading as it includes information which is not available on our blog.

They include an excellent biodiversity report for Dougalston Woods.

Council Meeting – 26 June 2014

East Dunbartonshire Council will meet within Tom Johnston Chamber, 12 Strathkelvin Place, Kirkintilloch on Thursday 26 June 2014 at 6.00pm to discuss the Local Development Plan Proposed Plan – “Where We Live” Section. The report is now confirmed on the agenda and is available on the Council website at:
http://www.dbs.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/Web%20Site/Live/Online%20Services/EDCCmtt.nsf/0/5400BBBDB45EAAA980257CFD005F703B?OpenDocumen
(Please refer to Booklet 2A, Agenda Item 12 which is at p.69)

We would urge members of the public to attend.

Although, members of the public cannot usually speak at these meetings, it is good to let theCouncillors know you are watching.

More East Dunbartonshire sites under threat

East Dunbartonshire Council have just released a list of more sites that are under threat and that have been identified under the Local Development Plan.  Whilst EDC are not promoting these, landowners and developers are.  The one that affects MERA is LDP 184 and is a small development, however others have implications throughout Milngavie.

For the background to this, see the Emerging Local Development Plan page on the EDC website.

The full details of the new sites can be seen at
http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/pdf/DE%20Planning/DE-P%20Additional%20MIR%20Sites.pdf

MERA AGM and newsletter

The MERA AGM will be held on Wednesday 11th June 2014 at 7.30 p.m in Clober Primary School.

It is hoped our local Councillors will be in attendance, together with the local Police. Mr Gorman from Hacking & Paterson also plans to be there.

Topics for discussion will include the Local Development Plan and Craigton Woods.

The MERA spring newsletter (11MB) is now available on the MERA website.

Local Development Plan newsletter

The latest Local Development Plan newsletter (no.17) has been released.

Along with earlier newsletters, it is now available on the council website.

MERA response for the Local Development Plan

MERA has now made a response for the Local Development Plan, and residents may wish to view this to help them formulate their own response. It is available on the MERA website in doc and pdf format.

There is also a consultation on at the Fraser Centre on 13 November 2013 between 4 & 8 p.m. regarding the housing development proposed at the Fire Station Field. Any points can be e-mailed to glasgow@ellsonbuchanan.com or by writing to Ellson Buchanan Architects Ltd, Maryhill Burgh Hall, 10-24 Gairbraid Ave, Glasgow G20 8YE. Once the final planning application is submitted comments can also be made to EDC, Planning Department.

Local Development Plan update

EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN MAIN ISSUES REPORT CONSULTATION - UPDATE

The Main Issues Report consultation period closed officially on the 4th of November 2013.

Due to public demand the Council will accept consultation responses up until 5pm Monday 18th of November 2013.

The Main Issues Report, all background reports and questionnaire can be accessed by visiting
www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/MIR

Alternatively, reference copies of the MIR can be found in all libraries throughout East Dunbartonshire or by visiting the reception areas of:

East Dunbartonshire Council
12 Strathkelvin Place
Kirkintilloch
G66 1TJ

or

East Dunbartonshire Council
Broomhill Industrial Estate
Kilsyth Road
Kirkintilloch
G66 1TF

In addition the Council will accept email submissions by emailing: development.plan@eastdunbarton.gov.uk or by writing directly to the Development and Regeneration Service who sit within the Broomhill Office at the above address,

Remember – your opinions on these issues are important and will help to inform the forthcoming proposed plan.

Local Development Plan

The Main Issues Report (MIR) is the first step in the production of a new Local Development Plan (LDP) for East Dunbartonshire.

This is now available on the Council website.

There will be a consultation on this which will run from 9th September to 4th November 2013, during which time there will be meetings at various locations throughout the area at which residents will have the chance to voice their views. For further details see
http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/MIR

Please note that the Milngavie meeting is the last, and residents may prefer to attend one of the earlier meetings at another location.