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We are a community-interest company that wants to enshrine the significance of this 107 year old Grade 2 listed building for the benefit of all Londoners. We have a self funding plan, working with London's top developers, architects, space planners, Locality and Article 25. By utilising Section 106 and Local Infrastructure Grant as well as considerable private and social investment we will develop the fire station into a flagship Westminster Women's Resilience Centre, offering: * a community owned and run café * affordable rent flats for key workers * a vibrant art centre showcasing the talent of Westminster's diverse constituency * a state of the art business and conference centre * a People's Town Hall * affordable housing for key workers living in the Tri borough area, * services for all women, including a crèche and childcare centre, * a refuge for women who have survived domestic violence, an accredited training centre for women who want to enter the construction industry * subsidised space for charities and social enterprises run by women * a Fire Station Museum celebrating the history of the building, operated by former firemen, teaching Westminster's young people fire health and safety * luxury flats, for sale only to Londoners, who pay UK taxes and work in London *retail space, a pop up shop and cultural events reflecting the cool capital and enterprise owned and run by Londoners. The community spaces such as the café and People's Town Hall will be open to men, who are an essential part of building a safe, inclusive and vibrant community. This is a space for co-opting the brilliance of London, its citizens' natural talents and building the best and brightest future for women and men alike. Our Purpose: We believe in women as change-makers in their homes and communities regardless of background, culture, class, race or faith. If a woman believes in her inherent qualities and approaches these from a glass half full perspective, she increases the capacity for her natural resilience. She learns to equip herself with the skills and strength to move forward positively in life, she will move mountains. With the support and mentoring of women who have already proved their success, they can mirror successful habits, seed and grow aspirations. We know from personal and professional experiences how challenging life can be. We know how a bad decision can end up in catastrophe. We know how hard it can be to make changes when the system and circumstances seem stacked against you. As resilient women, we believe in creating a safe space where positive change can happen for women struggling to create it for themselves across all levels of society and cultures. By joining our aspirations for better lives and extending those out into the locality, the Westminster Women’s Resilience Centre is a community owned and operated driver for sustainable change, on an individual and a community level. The Westminster Women’s Resilience Centre will be a space for all women as ex-offenders, teenage girls exiting gangs, victims of domestic violence, single-parent families, living in poverty or excluded. It’s also a space for the most successful women in business and society. Together they will meet, learn, inspire and be inspired by each other in a safe environment that taps into their shared aspirations and experiences. This is a unique space, perhaps the first in the world, where women co create the community and develop the programs and the projects they wish to thrive. Mentoring, sharing and enterprise are our core values. In times of severe austerity, communities, local authorities, social and charitable enterprises and private sector businesses all in the process of recovery, having been traumatised by the failure of the banking system in 2008. We have to build a resilient, sustainable future, with community at its heart, to align with a new commissioning landscape and also with what people want, in their local services. As local authorities face economic retrenchment and austerity it has become more vital to build resilient communities where the local authority works in partnerships with local communities and other agencies to build social capital where local people can build from their own strength and assets. Westminster Women's Resilience Centre will offer social care, housing, probation, medical and counselling services a safe space to meet their service user community. The co location of services, for women to access on a formal or a drop in basis has been proven to show better outcomes. This pioneering building will showcase how we can build social capital, the importance of collaborative working and will explore some of the tools for community building in a digital age.

The permission was granted by the Forest of Dean District Council for their ownership, but the Monmouthshire Council have been making excuses for the last few years since the original proposal. All over the UK county after county's citizens have been benefiting from these valuable resources for leisure and transport purposes. Why are we waiting and consistently fobbed off with trivial excuses all the time? There are no cycle paths through Chepstow while everywhere else benefits. Despite all the Bills, Papers, and Consultations you pass and now 'The Wales we Want' campaign, we are ignored. This path would enable less able bodied people to access the beauty of the Wye Valley, it would provide business and opportunities locally, and hold these opportunities within Chepstow and surrounding villages where presently people go further afield for leisure facilities. Also it would encourage forms of sustainable transport such as cycling and walking, enabling many people to leave their cars at home. The already established paths in the UK are used by thousands everyday for multiple purpose. Why are we denied this resource, is it because our Council is blind to the future?

Honesty and transparency is very important when working for the people and community. Hadrian's Wall World Heritage is important to the people, when an archaeological dig is performed it should be performed in the right place. A planning application was submitted to build on the footprint of the old sub-station, yet the council allowed Northern Powergrid to build near bedrooms without planning permission, planning permission was not granted until after the event. Powerwatch tells you sub-stations can affect your health. Hadrian's Wall World Heritage is important to the community & the Rest of the World.

If this Local Plan goes ahead as it is now, there will be a huge strain put on public services (e.g. school placements, doctor's surgeries, community centres), significant increases in air pollution, increased traffic and big losses of wildlife.

There are relatively few traces of Bournemouth's glorious past but Dean Park cricket ground, in a treasured conservation area, is one of them. This precious site is a legacy of Victorian times when 'gentlemen' played professionals. The ground was used for the first time for athletic sports in connection with the new Bournemouth Cricket Club in the spring of 1871; the first match was played on the 30th June 1871. Since that time it has been in constant use and before 1974 when Bournemouth was moved from Hampshire into Dorset it was Hampshire's county cricket ground and continued in that role till the early 90's. AFC Bournemouth used it as their football ground at one time and it was the launch pad for the internationally famous West Hants Lawn Tennis Club. The Duke of Edinburgh led the winning team in September 1949 in a match at the ground. More recently the ground has been leased to Bournemouth University and still hosts many games as well as being a venue for local schools to teach cricket and stage sports days. Now the lease is running out and Bournemouth University say they can't afford to carry on. Not just local residents but everyone who values our English heritage is urged to sign this petition to save Dean Park as a multi-use sport ground. If we lose this cricket ground then we lose a part of our cultural heritage and we lose a part of England forever. Look at our website: www.friendsofdeanpark.org More background: http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/10582085.Dean_Park_cricket_ground_up_for_sale/ http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/10828642.Bournemouth_cricket_ground_listed_as_community_asset_after_residents__campaign/

East Suffolk is a unique, fragile and internationally protected area, cherished by those who live here, and loved by visitors to the Heritage Coast and wild open spaces, including the famous Minsmere bird reserve and Dunwich Heath. In these beautiful surroundings the villages of Theberton and Eastbridge, with a population of fewer than 400 people, are facing the prospect of two new nuclear reactors being constructed; a process that could take 10 - 12 years and would destroy the peace and tranquility of the area, eat into the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and transform a rural parish into an industrial town.

We do not need more retirement housing, especially in such an inconvenient location, we don't need the extra strain on our roads or services. We want non discriminatory affordable housing for all. Seaford Council already rejected this application, and local residents are angry.

ACV listing is rare in Brent. Only two buildings have achieved this status: Queensbury Pub, and Kensal Rise Library. Both are located in areas undergoing 'gentrification' and they have been purchased by private developers who are seeking to strip or demolish the current structures in order to convert to residential use. Achieving ACV listing is no small feat, an application must demonstrate that the building has recently been used by the community, and that it has the ability to continue to be used by the community. Both the Queensbury and Kensal Rise Library met these strict criteria, but because they are situated in areas of rising property values their listing, and their very existence, is under threat. Hundreds of pubs and libraries in the UK have closed in the last several years, and many have looked to ACV listing as a way to protect much loved facilities. ACV should provide a network of support once achieved, but if Brent does not stand behind their listed properties, it will set a terrible precedent that will jepordise these two historic structures and make other ACV listings much more vulnerable as well. We need to protect our community spaces, because a society without places to congregate, isn't a society at all. Please stand with us to protect our community assets, and keep the private profiteers at bay. Active planning application Kensal Rise Library: Pending https://forms.brent.gov.uk/servlet/ep.ext?extId=101150&st=PL&reference=115466 Historic planning application Queensbury: Refused https://forms.brent.gov.uk/servlet/ep.ext?extId=101150&reference=114018&st=PL ACV info: http://www.dwf.co.uk/news/legal-updates/assets-of-community-value http://mycommunityrights.org.uk/case-studies/assets-community-value-planning/ ACV example: Angel Hotel, in Spinkhill https://www.dropbox.com/s/1hi5guldg3gfwc3/ACV%20pub%20decision%20Jan2014.pdf ACV example: The Ivy House in Nunhead https://www.dropbox.com/s/hhmicd356vuvusj/ACV%20to%20revive%20a%20local%20pub.pdf Rising property prices in Brent: http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/brent_witnesses_the_highest_hike_in_house_prices_in_london_1_3520425?usurv=skip

In the planning proposal ( www.barnet.gov.uk ref F/01543/14) there no consideration placed to the proximity and comparative elevation of my property which would suffer directly with impeded light and would be directly overlooking both my bedrooms and kitchen. In addition, this proposal will directly overlook a children's playground situated in Windsor Open Space. This Park has recently been upgraded by the London Mayor, who would have never been aware of this preposterous proposal.

We can gift ourselves and children access to the night sky. Stars are beautiful and essential to human wellbeing. We are increasingly under pressure from economic and social change so a daily reminder of our place in the universe, the fantastic natural world around us can only benefit our lives, lets inspire our children lets make the most of what we have lets set an example for everyone else, Great Britain is a dynamic and progressive country able to act in its own best interest and take the first of many steps we can take to safeguard our childrens world.

The lack of a pedestrian crossing of any description concerns me and other residents/parents greatly. As I said above, this is a main school route for parents walking their children to the local Infant and junior schools. As a househusband, I also walk my 6 and 9 year old to these schools every day. I designed a simple petition and collected nearly 200 signatures requesting the council to install an official pedestrian controlled crossing. I sent the petition off a long time ago, and have had numerous emails and telephone calls to, and from various people at Portsmouth City Council, local MP’s, local councillors and both head teachers, all supporting myself and other residents for our wish to see a crossing installed, but so far nothing has been done. At a recent council meeting, I was informed that there had been a cut in funding, and although my proposal for a crossing wasn’t dismissed outright, I quote from an email from the council that;- “this scheme has been put forward and we will await confirmation of the 2014/15 LTP programme early next year after proposals are taken to Cabinet. This usually occurs annually around March. After scheme submission, officers have little involvement and await feedback from senior managers early next year.” On a relevant issue, my son's friend got knocked over on Havant Road a few years ago, albeit at the pedestrian crossing near the small Tescos and Post Office further along Havant Road. Yet this simply reiterates the need for an official crossing, proving that this road is a busy thoroughfare, and accidents can happen even when there are pedestrian crossing installed. So to avoid another accident, there must be a pedestrian controlled crossing installed.