Neighbourhood Plan Steering Committee – 16th June 2025

Longstone Area Neighbourhood Plan – Steering Committee

Minutes of Meeting 3

16^th June 2025, Stable House, Main Street, Great Longstone

Attendance

Apologies received from

No response

1. Apologies for absence. Apologies received as above. Try and contact Di Knowles.  Action – AD
2. Minutes of Previous Meeting. Approved
3. Data Storage
   
   Agreed that Google Drive be used to share working documents and any completed documents for public viewing be put onto a specific page within the Great Longstone Parish Council website that has already been created. SH has the author access to the GLPC website>
   Google Drive to set up. Action – AMJ
4. NP Topic Areas – title / content for each of our Workgroups

   Housing

1) Meet local needs to sustain a thriving, multi-generational community that is large enough to support community assets like the school, village hall & pubs

2) The village to be an attractive destination for young people to live

Members – Frank & Deborah

Conservation & Environment 

1. Preserve green spaces within the village’s boundaries
2. Protect surrounding environment
3. Climate change mitigation through a focus on renewables & building improvements for energy efficiency, creating guidelines on what would be acceptable for the village

Members – Jonathan, Sam & Andy

Farming

1) Support for farming & its outcomes

Members – Sara & Alexa

Business & Tourism 

1) Harness opportunities for positive-impact tourism that economically and socially contributes to the village community, and is sustainable in it’s growth

2) Manage & resolve unintended consequences of increased tourism e.g. parking & caravans

Members – Terry, Richard & Sam

Creating Community

1) Identify & protect community assets that sustain the current & future community

2) Support for groups & communities that generate social value for the community

3) Identify any gaps in provisions for fostering community e.g. activities for teenagers

Members – Simon, Alexa & Deborah

Transport

1) Public transport that meets the needs of the community

2) Improving our infrastructure to improve mobility, accessibility and safety

Members – Georgina & Terry

5. Declaration of area for NP and application to PDNPA
   
   Agreed that the area for the LANP is confirmed as Little Longstone and Great Longstone parish boundaries and that the formal application be made to PNDPA. Action – AD

6. External Communication

   Article written for UTE covering the first two meetings.
   Agreed to pull together a briefing and communication day at the LASRA Sports Day (July 13^th, 2pm to 7pm) to try and involve parishioners and recruit volunteers into the various workstreams. Slides, posters to prepare, and schedule to set for volunteers.
   Action – AD / AMJ

7. AOB

   SH brought up the possibility of a revised housing needs survey being completed by the Housing Department at DDDC in early 2026. It was agreed that this would be beneficial and asked Simon to request this, and to include Little Longstone in the survey. Action – SH

   Discussion on the operation of the previous quarry assets in relation to their inclusion in a NP, it was considered that this may be batter approached by setting up a Village Information meeting and involve PDNPA at an appropriate time. Noted here and action to be taken by the Parish Council members.

8. Next Meeting. Next meeting to be 19:00 hrs. Monday 21^st July in the Village Hall
9. Action Summary