Fossoway & District Community Council - March Minutes

Fossoway & District Community Council met on 2 March in Blairingone School. Issues discussed included traffic mitigation for the A977, Blairingone War Memorial and the 4 public meetings being convened by the Fossoway Community Strategy Group to determine a new Single Development Plan Scheme for Perth & Kinross and Fossoway. Click on the link to download the minutes of the community council meeting.

Fossoway Open Art Exhibition: 19-21 March

Please come along to the Fossoway Open Art Exhibition, which will take place over the third weekend in March.

Art - Craft - Jewellery

Friday 19 March 7-9pm
Saturday 20 March 11am-4pm
Sunday 21 March 1-4pm

Free entry.

The event is in conjunction with the WALC Spring Tea

Location: Elizabeth Wilkie Hall (next to Fossoway Church) Crook of Devon

All profits go to WALC and Fossoway Church.

A977 Traffic Mitigation - Outcome of Public Meeting Published

Traffic mitigation measures have now been agreed following a public meeting to set priorities that took place at the Institute in Crook of Devon on 22 February 2010. Read more about Road Safety and Traffic Mitigation on the A977, including the note of the public meeting.

Public Meetings to Influence Location of New Houses in Fossoway

Calling All Fossoway Residents!

Please Attend these Meetings to Discuss Future Housing Sites in Fossoway

A series of crucial meetings has been organised to decide where the residents of Crook of Devon, Drum, Powmill, Rumbling Bridge, Blairingone and Carnbo want new houses to be built over the next 14 years to 2024.

The government has indicated that it wants this part of Kinross-shire to be the fastest growing area in Scotland, and Perth & Kinross Council has recently revised its assessment of the number of new houses that need to be built during the period to 2020. Perth & Kinross Council has now issued guidance stating that 855 additional houses are required in the Kinross Planning Area, which includes Fossoway. This figure will increase slightly when the new Strategic Development Plan (TAYPLAN) is published and the newly released (increased) population estimates are taken into account.

Based on residents' responses to questionnaires, opinions expressed at previous public meetings, and in response to a recommendation from the Local Plan Inquiry Reporter, the Fossoway Community Strategy Group has produced maps of the settlements of Fossoway that indicate areas where development should and should not be allowed.

The development sector has submitted 28 potential construction sites to Perth & Kinross Council within Fossoway. These sites will be appraised by the council for the Main Issues Report in preparation for the new Development Plan, which will specify those areas zoned for new development. One such submission is the Thomson Homes proposal for 315 New Houses in Powmill on 2 of these sites.

The Fossoway Community Strategy Group has met to discuss the submissions from the development sector and there is now an urgent need to consult residents and find out the views of the wider community. There will therefore be 4 evening public meetings in Fossoway during March where this consultation will take place.

We have a very attractive rural area which we all enjoy, and we must ensure that any development framework preserves and hopefully enhances what we have for future generations. At this time, it is imperative that the community take ownership of this development strategy that we have been working on since 2005 and do not allow the development sector to subvert it.

The following meetings will take place at 7.30pm. Please attend if possible and share your views. Please also remind others to attend these meetings - they are important.

Click on the link to download the Letter to Residents about the meetings from Councillor Mike Barnacle.

Spring Tea in Aid of WALC on Sat 20 March

Come along to the Spring Tea in aid of WALC

When: 2-4pm on Saturday 20 March.

Where: Church Hall in Crook of Devon

Admission: £3 for adults and £1.50 for children.

As well as all the lovely home baking, there will be some plants for sale, too.

If you would like to donate any home baking of your own please bring it along.

ALL WELCOME!

Construction of New Path Underway

Work has now begun on the construction of a new footpath in Crook of Devon from Naemoor Road to the Back Crook, which will complete the Fossoway School Millenium Walk around Crook of Devon, Drum and Rumbling Bridge. The new path will include a bridge over the River Devon between the Scout Camp and the existing footpath behind Moubray. The Fossoway School Millenium Walk is a 6.5 mile circuit and this last section of footpath completes the loop. Well done to WALC for making this happen - this is really exciting news!

Click on the map to see the location of the new brigde.