I was delighted with the announcement from CBC that the proposed new leisure centre for Leighton Buzzard and Linslade had moved on to the consultation stage, and if it is decided to go ahead, a planning application will be submitted by the end of this year. An artist's impression of the new leisure centre The … Continue reading Mythbusters – Leighton Buzzard Leisure Centre
Over the past few weeks a number of equally controversial issues have arisen – some new, some over 40 years old. There is speculation about the purchase of the Post Office site on Church Square[1]. There are planning applications to build housing on the site of the garden centre, and commercial buildings adjacent to Roman … Continue reading Planning frustrations
The paper on the public consultation on the proposed boundary change between Leighton-Linslade and Eggington was presented at Thursday’s meeting of General Purposes. Currently, the new housing to the east of Leighton Buzzard is in Eggington Parish. However, in every other respect they are part of Leighton Buzzard: they are sold as being in Leighton … Continue reading Parish Boundary Review
At Thursday's meeting of CBC Full Council, the long awaited Local Plan was adopted by the Council. For residents of Leighton Buzzard and Linslade, and the surrounding villages, it is largely good news. The plan identifies several small sites in and around the town, but it will stop any further development on the scale we … Continue reading Why we should all welcome the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan
Tomorrow is ‘freedom day’. The day when we can more or less abandon our face masks, stop social distancing and return to normal. Pubs, sports venues, night clubs – all can move closer to ‘business as usual’. It marks an end to almost 500 days of lockdowns and restrictions. We can meet our friends and … Continue reading Freedom Day ?
Every now and again, we see the same misleading commentary on local social media regarding planning decisions, development and infrastructure around Leighton Buzzard and Linslade. Few, if any, local Councillors would support the level of development we have seen and continue to see if there was a choice. If there was anything that could be … Continue reading Planning and local development
This week’s meeting of the Traffic Management Committee at CBC has two items on the agenda for Leighton Buzzard. Hockliffe Road crossing The first is to consider a petition for an additional crossing on Hockliffe Road. The petition has received 109 signatures, and calls for for the Council to implement an additional around the junction … Continue reading Traffic matters
I have decided to change the format of these posts - rather than being a simple review of meetings etc, I will also include issues that have come up during the past 7 days. One of the biggest issues over the past 7 days has been the congestion around the town - not just in … Continue reading My week – week ending 28 September
On Monday morning I visited Oakbank School to meet with Governors and the Head. I was delighted to see their impressive new gym, and to see the School farm and dogs! On Monday evening I attended the LLTC Policy and Finance Committee. Issues that were discussed included the market critical incident policy and the statement … Continue reading My week – week ending 22 June 2019
On Monday I attended the Grounds and Environment Committee at LLTC - we were joined by the judges for Communities in Bloom International Challenge from Canada and Italy. They spent several days looking at the excellent displays around the town - many thanks to the volunteers who keep the town looking so beautiful. We received … Continue reading My week – week ending 15 June 2019
Amanda Dodwell 