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response form. When the consultation has concluded officers will collate and
summarise the responses and send this summary (together with full copies of all AN EVACUEE’S STORY
responses) to the examining Planning Inspector for her consideration.
Subject to the Inspector’s consideration of the responses, officers hope that she
will find that the Purbeck Local Plan can be found sound and legally compliant Eileen Maidment (nee Henson)
with the proposed Main Modifications. If she reaches this conclusion officers will I left London when I was nine, being able to take only one change of clothes, gas
prepare a recommendation to Dorset Councillors that subject to Main mask and the evacuees badge (the brown parcel label) on 2 September 1939
Modifications the Council adopts the Purbeck Local Plan (2018-2034).
with my Mum, brother George and sister Elizabeth (Bet.) My Dad had to stay
behind as he was an ARP warden.

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule for I remember a long walk to the railway station and then very long train journey, not
Purbeck area knowing where we were going. We eventually got off the train in Wareham and
went into a hall where people gave us some rations. I can remember we had a
The council has been reviewing the Purbeck CIL Charging Schedule in tandem big bar of chocolate and some very hard biscuits.
with the Purbeck Local Plan. The Inspector has requested that some further
modifications to the Draft CIL Charging Schedule are consulted on at the same We then had a bumpy bus ride to Bere Regis and went to the W. I. hut where
time as the Purbeck Local Plan proposed Main Modifications. The further village people were waiting to take us home with them. Unfortunately as there
modifications to the draft CIL schedule result from proposed Main Modifications to were four of us no-one could take us, so we had to wait until the billeting officer,
the Purbeck local plan and changes in CIL Regulations and the planning use class Mr Gregory, could arrange something. He arranged that my brother and I went
order since it was submitted in January 2019 and provide clarification. CIL to his home and my Mum and sister in the house next door.
regulations only require limited consultation at this stage for 4 weeks (between the
13th November and 11th December 2020). Everyone on the council’s original Mr Gregory took us in his car to Southbrook. (My
consultation database will be notified and documents placed on the website. brother and I thought it was strange as Mr Gregory
Responses to the proposed CIL modifications will be forwarded to the Inspector had curtains in his car and to this day we don't know
and inform the CIL hearing which we anticipate in the new year, probably around why?) There was thunder and lightning and I asked
February time. the lady if I could have a light as we were frightened
and she brought us a little oil lamp. This was very
Below is a somewhat technical article on the CIL, which is a charge on developers strange to me as we had left a three storey house with
to pay for Community infrastructure projects. It is all part of our goal to satisfy the gas lighting, running water and an inside bathroon. It
Government Inspector as to the soundness of the Purbeck Local Plan (see earlier was eerie having to go down the garden to the
article) outside privy.
The Council submitted the Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule and The next day we were on the move again and it was
Priorities for Spending, 2019 (the Schedule) for examination in January 2019. At the arranged for my Mum, sister and brother to go to
same time the Council consulted on several minor changes in a Statement of Shitterton and I went next door to Mr Battrick. I was
Modifications which was subsequently submitted to the Examiner with the very lucky as they were a lovely family. They had three
responses to that consultation. Additional minor changes are set out in a daughters, two away in service and one at home. They treated me like their own
Statement of Further Modifications (the Statement) reflecting changes in CIL and I called them Mum and Dad and I was really very happy there.
Regulations and addressing new evidence, changes in planning use classes and
updates in the draft Purbeck Local Plan during examination. These are available Mum had to go back to London as her father was very ill. She took Bet with her as
to comment on until 11.45pm on 11th December 2020. she was still very young. The authorities said I had to go to Shitterton with my
brother as it was cheaper to keep us together. I was sad to leave my lovely family
Alongside the Statement the Council has also published: and I always kept in contact with them.
The people at Shitterton had no children and we were well looked after.
However I didn't like having to get our porridge cooked on the primus every
morning. Also when Auntie Effy was cleaning the church she left me housework

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