Neighbourhood Plan Steering Committee – 15th December 2025

Longstone Area Neighbourhood Plan – Steering Committee

Minutes of Meeting 9

Monday 15^th December 2025, Village Hall, Great Longstone

Attendance

Apologies received from

1. Apologies for absence. Apologies received as above.
   Sam Lewis has written to the committee advising that he is resigning from the Steering Committee but wishes to continue supporting the Workstreams that he is associated with.
2. Minutes of Previous Meeting. – issued late, so not discussed
3. Actions from previous meeting. Completed actions removed as per table at the end of the minutes
4. Communication and Engagement Strategy
   • General Questionnaire
     Discussed in detail and amendments made, request for testers to run through the survey prior to issuing. Survey will run from w/c 21^st December through to 15^th
     Paper copies will be available if required.
   • Engagement calendar updated.
5. Workgroup Reports – At some point will need to establish which elements fall into the Neighbourhood Plan and others to be picked up in a “Area Village Plan”.
   • Business & Tourism – Members – Richard, Jeremy & Sam
     No update
   • Housing – Members – Frank & Deborah
     No Update
   • Climate Mitigation and Renewable Energy – Members – Jonathan, Sam & Andy
     Warmer Homes – Marches attendance at the November book swap café was not well attended. Proposal to hold an energy evening in January with wider scope.
   • Land Management and Nature Recovery– Members – Sara & Alexa
     Very good meeting held with the farmers; Sara has a brief report that will be circulated.
   • Transport – Members – Georgina & Andy
     No update
   • Creating Community – Members – Simon, Alexa & Deborah
     Good discussion on the potential use of the old school house that has come onto the market for rental at an annual rent of £5,100 per annum. Although restricted to F1 use. Class F1 covers uses that are considered vital for community infrastructure, education, and public service, uses within this class include, Schools and other educational institutions, public libraries or public reading rooms, Museums and art galleries (for display, not sale), Places of worship or religious instruction (churches, mosques, synagogues, etc.), Public halls or exhibition halls, Law courts

     Discussion around a Man Shed as a potential, with shared use for some existing LEAP activities. This would entail a change of class to F2 for which planning permission may be required, however, we believe that there is flexibility within Class F (F1 & F2) that would make the process relatively easy.

     Agreed that we issue an email to those on the circulation list to see what support there would be for a Man Shed and to see how many people would be prepared to underwrite the first year – suggestion for 20 @ £255 each.

6. Feedback from external meetings
   Not time to discuss so reports appended at the end of the minutes.

7. UTE Messages
   General Update with specific reference to the survey with QR Link

8. AOB
   Change the meeting dates to the first Monday in the month
9. Next Meeting. – Monday 12^th January 2026, 19:00 Hrs in Great Longstone Village Hall
10. Action Summary

Proposed Dates for SC Meetings, all Monday 19:00 hrs Great Longstone Village Hall