Myland Community Council Annual Report 2020

Planning & Highways Committee Members Cllr John Stewart (Chair) Cllr Catherine Clouston (Vice Chair) Cllr Pete Hewitt Cllr John Dickson Cllr Gary Braddy Cllr Robert Johnstone As Councillors we are well aware of the problems facing both Myland and North Colchester as a whole due to increased house building and infrastructure that does not keep apace. Criticism is sometimes directed at the local or County Councils, however, much of this building is Government-led and changes to planning policies have meant that there is not always an arguable ground against building. Our own Council has a role in planning matters as we are a Statutory Consultee and must be consulted on all planning applications within our area. The Myland & Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan is also a statutory document that planners must consult. We realise that negative comments or objections are not always beneficial to our community. Therefore, we try to look at the bigger picture to see what we can address and what we can achieve by working with our colleagues at Borough and County level. We also work closely with the builders e.g. on Severalls Hospital site and Chesterwell and this has been beneficial to our community. We have, since its inception, supported the Northern Gateway Project in its entirety. One of the main benefits from this is the creation of Myland’s first Village Green (or Community Green) on the site of the current Mill Road Sports Field. We have been leading on this since 2014 and we are Appendix 1