Community Garden Village - survey
Hart District Council have launched a survey into people's views and ideas as part of exploring the future possibility of creating a new Garden Community Village in Hart.
There are no immediate plans to build a Garden Community Village in Hart. Hopefully there will never be a need to do so. However, if Hart's housing quota is raised by central Government or the rules on house building shift due to the threatened white paper on planning reform, then Hart will face the unwelcome but mandatory obligation to build more houses.
The Garden Community Village is one way that Hart could look to address this demand. No one, especially the Community Campaign (Hart) wish to see any more large developments in the countryside. However, if faced with an increase in housing demand imposed on us by central government, developers will get permission one way or another to build those houses.
If the residents of Hart don't wish to see the any more development which further builds upon the countryside that surrounds our urban area then Hart does have to have an alternative strategy in place. Fleet and Church Crookham can not afford any more building which fails to deliver critically needed infrastructure improvements (especially in terms of roads, schools and medical facilities).
No matter what your view is on a Garden Community Village strategy versus carry on building in an unstructured way as before (because that is the stark choice), we do urge you to take the survey; https://hartgarden.community/
In earlier consultations when drafting the local plan the significant majority of local residents indicated that they preferred a new 'settlement' over continued outward expansion and in-filling. We hope neither are needed in future but Hart are following the consensus view from previous consultations in preparing a contingency strategy.
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Welcome to the official website of the Community Campaign (Hart). Here you can find out more about us and what we have been doing to support the local quality of life and environment in Hart District, North East Hampshire.
You can get a fair idea about what we do and what we achieve by looking at our latest newsletter and our newsletter archive.
Common sense solutions for local issues
Without party political pressures, your ten Community Campaign Councillors have made a positive impact across Hart District by always being able to do what they feel is right, rather than having to tow a party political line. We consider alternative ideas with an open mind and readily challenge what others claim to be inevitable.
Newsletters
If you are new to the area and wish to get a full flavour of what the Community Campaign councillors have been doing since first elected in 2004, please review our on-line Newsletter archive or contact us to discuss any local issues.
This is what the CCH stands for:
We have no political dogma. We simply want to fairly and effectively represent local people.
You can get a fair idea about what we do and what we achieve by looking at our latest newsletter and our newsletter archive.
Common sense solutions for local issues
Without party political pressures, your ten Community Campaign Councillors have made a positive impact across Hart District by always being able to do what they feel is right, rather than having to tow a party political line. We consider alternative ideas with an open mind and readily challenge what others claim to be inevitable.
Newsletters
If you are new to the area and wish to get a full flavour of what the Community Campaign councillors have been doing since first elected in 2004, please review our on-line Newsletter archive or contact us to discuss any local issues.
This is what the CCH stands for:
We have no political dogma. We simply want to fairly and effectively represent local people.
- We are free from party politics so are free to exercise our best judgement, on all issues. We can approach each issue with an open mind.
- We believe that best results are achieved by people working together, by looking for the best way forward and by being open to good ideas.
- We are prepared to challenge when necessary.
- Above all else, we want to do this because we care about the local community and environment.
