Herald - Issue 412

v THE HERALD - OUR 27TH YEAR - 1994-2021 v 16th September 2021 • The HERALD • Page 23 FLAT ROOFING SPECIALISTS All Roof Repairs Tel: 023 8184 5632 Mobile: 07880 508415 Email: steve@braithwaiteroo ng.co.uk THE FLAT ROOF SPECIALIST Have your say Draft New Forest National Park Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) The Design Guide SPD gives guidance to help achieve high standards of design in new development, while retaining and enhancing the distinctive character of the whole of the National Park. It supplements the policies in the New Forest National Park Local Plan (adopted August 2019). We are asking for your feedback on the draft Design Guide document. Public consultation: Please send us your views before 5pm on Friday 22 October 2021 . How to view the draft Design Guide SPD: • Visit www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/consultations • Or come to our office at New Forest National Park Authority, Lymington Town Hall, Avenue Road, Lymington, S041 9ZG weekdays, 9am to 4pm. How to have your say: Complete the response form: • Online at: www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/consultations • By post to: Policy Team, New Forest National Park Authority, Lymington Town Hall, Avenue Road, Lymington SO41 9ZG • On email to: policy@newforestnpa.gov.uk. All the representations made during the six-week consultation period will be considered before the revised Design Guide SPD is considered at a full Authority meeting for adoption. NEW FOREST PLUMBING AND MAINTENANCE 24/7 LTD *YOUR LOCAL 24 HOUR EMERGENCY CALL OUT PLUMBER* We provide a wide range of plumbing services, with an established reputation for quality, service and customer satisfaction. www.newforestplumbing247.com Contact us on 07912 092557 or 023 8194 0237 newforestplumbing@yahoo.com Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH or email editor@herald-publishing.co.uk The New Forest is renowned for its spectacular landscape but its buildings are also an important part of what makes the National Park special. Now the New Forest National Park Authority is asking for people’s views on a new Design Guide for the whole of the National Park in a six-week consultation. e updated Design Guide will, once formally adopted, be used by the National Park Authority in discussions with planning applicants and architects to help inform the design and materials used in new development. e Design Guide will also be useful for town and parish councils and local communities in making comments on applications within the National Park. e National Park Authority deals with around 900 planning applications each year and places a strong emphasis on good design, with an annual Building Design Awards, Local Plan policies on protecting and enhancing the built environment and local design guidance. e New Forest National Park Authority’s Planning Director Steve Avery said the dra Design Guide has been compiled a er initial discussions with parish councils, local architects and planning agents. is six- week consultation now provides a formal opportunity for people to comment on the dra Design Guide. He said: “Since the current New Forest National Park Design Guide was adopted in 2011 there have been significant changes in both local and national policy and guidance, so there are clear benefits in reviewing and updating the document. The updated Guide places a greater focus on areas such as climate change and sustainability that have risen up the planning agenda since the previous Design Guide was adopted a decade ago. The draft Design Guide also sets out details of the types of sustainability measures that can be incorporated into new development, while respecting the environmental protections and local character of the National Park. Through this public consultation we are inviting views on the draft document.” e public consultation on the dra Design Guide runs for six weeks up to 22nd October 2021. You can view the documents and response form at: www. newforestnpa.gov.uk/consultations e documents are also available to view at the National Park Authority o ce at Lymington Town Hall, Avenue Road, Lymington SO41 9ZG weekdays from 9am to 4pm and people can write to that address or email: policy@newforestnpa.gov.uk with their responses. All of the representations received will be reviewed and changes made to the dra document where appropriate. A ‘consultation statement’ will be prepared summarising the main issues raised during the public consultation and how those issues have been addressed in the nal document. e nal Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document is due to be considered by the Authority for approval at its meeting in December 2021. Have your Say on Building Design Guidance for the New Forest National Park We all know that walking outdoors in the fresh air can increase mental and physical wellness, so why not join this new group for a 3-mile walk around Lepe Country Park at a leisurely pace. Meeting at 9.30am every Thursday outside e Lookout this is the perfect place to get your dose of Vitamin Sea! ey will be doing a circular walk which will include Lepe Point Conservation Area where dogs, unfortunately are not permitted. Contact Janet at Lepe Country Park on: 023 8089 9108 for more information. ere is free parking for everyone who attends. Walking for Health