What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
In July 2013, The Beeston Community Forum voted overwhelmingly to work towards writing a neighbourhood plan. Since then progress has been made. A steering group has successfully applied for designation (recognition) of the area and the Beeston Neighbourhood Forum (BNF). The designated area has a population of 16,000 residents and
Beeston Neighbourhood Forum Committee appointed members to lead the priority task groups at its meeting on 26 May 2015. These priorities and the issues underpinning them have been identified by the Beeston community through leaflets, online, community campaigns and through contacts, including the Beeston Festival. Committee members appointed to these roles are
Beeston Neighbourhood Forum is the organisation working with the Council to produce a neighbourhood plan. The Beeston Plan will provide for the development of Beeston for the next 10 to 15 years. The priority areas identified by the Community are: housing community environment opportunities for young people retail & business
Fourteen members of the Beeston Neighbourhood Forum visited Wolverhampton on Saturday (21 March 2015) to learn from residents there who have completed their Neighbourhood Plan. The group heard from residents and council officers how the Heathfield Park Neighbourhood Plan had been formulated. The plan, which will guide development in the
The Beeston Neighbourhood Forum met last Wednesday (11 March 2015) to start work on developing a Neighbourhood Plan for the area. This was the Forum’s second meeting and Chair Greg Turton introduced the themes that the plan will be written around. Members of the Forum were invited to sign up
Beeston Neighbourhood Forum met for the first time on 17 February 2015 in Beeston Village Community Centre. John Hall of the Council Neighbourhood Planning Unit gave the opening address. The Constitution was approved and officers were elected. Greg Turton was appointed Chair, Robert Winfield, Vice Chair, Mark Parry, Secretary and
Beeston Neighbourhood Forum, following its approval by Leeds City Council, will meet for the first time on Tuesday 17 February 2015 at 7.30pm in Beeston Community Village Centre on St Anthony’s Drive. The role of the Forum is to oversee the development of the Beeston Neighbourhood Plan. The agenda will
Following leafleting of the area, consultation meetings about the Beeston Plan have been arranged. The details are: Tuesday 24 June, 7-9pm at Cockburn High School Thursday 26 June, 3-5pm at Beeston Village Community Centre Tuesday 1 July, 6:30-8:30pm at Beeston Village Community Centre These meetings are for all who
A milestone has been passed by residents developing a Neighbourhood Plan for Beeston. Leeds City Council approved Beeston as a designated area for neighbourhood planning on the 24 February 2014. Neighbourhood Plans allow local people to have a say in the future development of their community. The plan will
Beeston residents can take advantage of a new right provided by the Localism Act 2011, to produce a neighbourhood plan. Many people in Beeston want more say in how their area is developed following frustration caused by piecemeal developments over the years. Residents rather than developers have the local