- the impact of Gateway 14 on the junction at Clamp Farm
- village street lights
- the 20 mph speed limit and how it might be made more effective
- footpaths and rights of way
- general highway issues (potholes)
- potential tree planting
- wifi for the Church Room
May 12, 2021
Parish Council Chair in meeting with newly elected County Councillor
May 11, 2021
Mid Suffolk District Council challenged on planning enforcement
Whilst most attention is on the ongoing planning application for the Gateway 14 development, issues are emerging with the recent planning consent given for the expansion of Poundfield Products.
The planning consent came with conditions, including:
Prior to the commencement of the use hereby approved, a scheme of hard, soft and boundary treatment landscaping works for the site must be submitted to and approved, in writing, by the Local Planning Authority.
Unfortunately, the site is already being used for storage, blighting the landscape for residents at Creeting Hall in particular, and Needham Market District Councillor, Mike Norris, has been lobbied actively to seek enforcement of this condition, amongst others.
We are aware that he has approached the Planning Enforcement team at Mid Suffolk District Council, urging action to ensure that conditions are met. He, like village residents, will be only too aware that the Council has done a poor job of enforcing the conditions that it has itself set, and it can only be hoped that further pressure will lead to a meaningful response.
May 10, 2021
It's time for the Annual Parish Meeting - testing, testing...
Every year, Creeting St Peter offers an opportunity for Parish residents to hold its representatives to account, and whilst that didn't happen last year due to the pandemic, there will be an Annual Parish Meeting this year, which will take place on Monday, 17th May.
There is a complication though. Following a failed attempt to extend the temporary legislation allowing local councils to meet and transact business virtually, the meeting will have to take place in person, at least to some extent. The problem is, social distancing is still in place, and the Church Room really isn't large enough to allow much more than the Parish Council to attend.
So, there will be an effort at making a hybrid meeting work, and tests will take place this week to see if it is possible.
May 09, 2021
A new County Councillor for Stowmarket North and Stowupland
After a dramatic day of counting, a 12% swing from the Conservatives to the Greens saw Keith Welham, the Green District Councillor for Haughley, Stowupland and Wetherden, defeat the incumbent Conservative councillor, Gary Green by 139 votes. The full result was as follows;
- Keith Welham (Green) - 1,512 votes (45.6%)
- Gary Green (Conservative) - 1,373 votes (41.4%)
- Will Howman (Labour) - 433 votes (13.0%)
I'd like to thank Gary for his service to the community for more than a decade. As for Keith, we worked together effectively when he represented the Parish on Mid Suffolk District Council, and I'm confident that he'll work with us on our key projects over the next four years.
As for the Police and Crime Commissioner election, the incumbent (and only person ever to hold the post), Tim Passmore, was comfortably re-elected on first preferences. The full result was as follows;
- Tim Passmore (Conservative) - 112,139 votes (54.7%)
- Elizabeth Hughes (Labour) - 47,159 votes (23%)
- Andy Patmore (Green) - 27,965 votes (13.6%)
- James Sandbach (Liberal Democrat) - 17,801 votes (8.7%)
April 20, 2021
Parish Church closed for repairs
April 11, 2021
Parish Council to seek speed monitoring in village
Ten automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras are to be purchased in a joint scheme from Suffolk County Council, Suffolk's police and crime commissioner Tim Passmore and Suffolk police.
The Parish Council have responded to this news by applying for one of the cameras to spend time in Creeting St Peter, the intention being to install it midway between the old village noticeboard next to 4 Peterhouse and the speed limit sign at the southern end of the village, which offers the best sightlines and is expected to be most effective.
It is hoped that this will allow some of the more egregious offenders to be caught and penalised, and encourage drivers to use more caution when driving through the village.
April 10, 2021
Hopefuls for County Council seat announced
- Gary Green (Conservative)
- Will Howman (Labour)
- Keith Welham (Green)
Given that campaigning is restricted by COVID-19 restrictions, I have invited all of the candidates to take part in an online hustings on 21 April and await their responses.