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the higher of either the baseline household growth figure or the most recently
Cycling in Summer ‘85 adopted housing requirement figure. It did not therefore apply to this calculation.
Dorset does not contain one of the ‘top 20 cities and urban areas’ that qualify for
Oh the joys of cycling, travelling on a bike; the additional 35% uplift and therefore this was not applied.
Riding through the countryside, something that we like.
Though our bikes had sat there, we took them from the garage: Local Plan – revised timescale
With the sun so inviting, who needs a car or carriage?
The timetable has been revised because of the extremely large response to the
initial consultation plus a series of questions requiring further work, by the
We packed up sandwiches and a few cans of drink government Inspector. The revised (aspirational) plan is as follows
Then set off for Swanage (It’s further than we think!)
We admired the view at Sandbanks, then onto the ferry.  Publication of response analysis January 2022
Though we’re getting older we felt quite fit and merry.  Cabinet March 2022
 Consultation May 2022
Pedalling in the lanes we saw honeysuckle and rose,
And then fragrant orchids, the first we’d seen of those:  Responses and analysis Summer 2022
A flash of green woodpecker, and swallows on the wing.  Cabinet September 2022
We enjoyed the summer breeze, the sun and everything. Submission late 2022
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We enjoyed it as much as the car – and of course it’s cheaper. Once the plan is submitted the timetable will be almost entirely dependent on the
The only trouble was the hills – has time made them steeper? Inspector, but we are still aiming for agreement by early 2024.
And coming home later, in welcome shade of trees,
I felt unaccustomed stiffness in my joints and knees. Community Governance Review (CGR)

Now sitting back at home, in spite of aches and pain, As a reminder, the areas that CGRs cover are:
When the sun comes out tomorrow, we’ll cycle off again.  Creating, merging, altering or abolishing parishes (grouping or de-grouping
Maybe you could try the same, or else try a hike, parishes)
Or answer the call of Tebbit’s Law and ‘Get on yer bike’.  Increasing or decreasing the number of Councillors

Eileen Richardson  Creating ward boundaries or changing existing Warding arrangements
 Changes to Parish names

 Correcting minor boundary anomalies.
 Changing a parish council into a parish meeting
The responsibility of undertaking CGRs falls to the principal council (Dorset Council
in this case) and can be triggered in a number of ways including a request from a
parish, a community petition or, as in this case, at the principal council’s
volition. As a principal council, we are required to undertake a review of
governance arrangements of all parishes every 10-15 years and Full Council on 15
July agreed that now was the appropriate time to carry out a council-wide
review. The legislation that covers CGRs requires any Review to be completed

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