
The Cotgrave Village Design Statement
In 2001 the Cotgrave Forum set up a subgroup
to develop a Village Design Statement (VDS) for Cotgrave (Terms of
Reference):
Dave Bates – Chair
Anne Ellis
Fred Hopper
Brenda Linday
John Allsop
John & Brenda Ainslie
Ruth Okrafo-Smart
June O’dell
Pat Walsh
Susan Meech
Julie Rushby
Over the next four years, Fred Hopper, Brenda Linday, Ruth Okafro-Smart,
Pat Walsh and Trevor Banks worked for this subgroup, engaging with
Cotgrave residents to develop the VDS.
Rushcliffe Borough Council were unable formally to adopt VDSs developed
in the borough as planning guidance, consequently the work has remained
unpublished. However, unpublished VDSs are regarded as useful to inform
the planning processes and in view of this, the subgroup decided, as
part of its winding up process, to ask Cotgrave Town Council to publish
the draft VDS on its web site. Recognising the historical value of the
document, the Council has kindly agreed to proposal.
Readers of the document should understand that
the VDS is now 10 years old and, as
it has not been updated, represents an historical position. Never the
less, residents and developers may find the content useful when
considering changes that may come to Cotgrave in the future.
The materials used to prepare the VDS and the proofs of villager’s
participation in the project are archived in the Cotgrave Town Council
Archive facility.
Fred Hopper
01/02/2011
View the document here
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