Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

PPG Agenda-13Mar 2026

• Planning guidance strengthened and ‘call for sites’ launched as emerging Local Plan takes shape
• Seek support if needed with your Council Tax and business rate bills
• Owner of heritage building prosecuted by council for failing to repair it
• Next step for Manor Leisure Centre as redevelopment enters planning stage
• Commitment to addressing transport issues in Whittlesey and Chatteris
• Latest on consultation on Local Government Reorganisation
• No scheduled elections for Fenland this year
• Cost of living: Information and advice session in Wisbech
• Share your thoughts on safety in your community
• Beware loan sharks
• Worried an adult or child is suffering abuse or neglect?
• Home security and crime prevention support

Remember shed safety.

Planning guidance strengthened and ‘call for sites’ launched as emerging Local Plan takes shape

A new suite of planning guidance has been approved to support strong well-founded development decisions as the new Fenland Local Plan ‘Fenland 50’ develops.

Residents, businesses, community groups and stakeholders have a couple of weeks left to take part in an initial ‘scoping consultation.’ The consultation will help shape the Local Plan,  which will guide how Fenland grows and changes up to 2050, influencing where new homes and jobs go, how towns and villages develop, how flood risk is managed, and the quality of new development.

In addition to the broad ‘scoping consultation’ a specific ‘call for sites’ has also been launched, a statutory and vital early stage in the plan‑making process. It invites landowners, developers, community groups, and residents to suggest land that could potentially be included in the plan to help meet the area’s future needs.

Discover more and respond to the:

• scoping consultation by Monday, March 23, to help influence the future development of Fenland: Have your say on Fenland’s future as new Local Plan gets under way
• ‘call for sites’ by Thursday, April 30:
• Council launches ‘call for sites’ to help shape new Fenland 50 Local Plan

Learn more about strengthened planning guidance: Council strengthens planning guidance as emerging Local Plan takes shape

Okay, The Poster is for 2025, but ‘criteria’ is the same for 2026
Contact Clerk.

COTY 2026 Application Promo

The decision notice has been issued by Cambs CC to ‘Refuse’ the recent planning application.

Link Click Here Go to FDC Planning Portal, there you can view ALL documents regarding the application for the proposed ‘New’ Manor Centre & Swimming Pool.

Wednesday 10th March 7pm – Neighbourhood Watch meeting, everyone welcome.
WTC Chamber Peel House, Queen Street.

We are holding some in person, face to face training on Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers on 16^th April, 10am to 12.30pm at March Town Hall and invite you to come along!

This is an informal training session, looking at ways to advertise, how to get your message across, preparation before recruitment, when’s best to recruit, role descriptions, how to keep volunteers interested and ways to reward.

If this is of interest to you or anyone in your organisation, please follow the link below and register your place.  Places are limited so will be on a first come first served basis.

Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers – Support Cambridgeshire

Any questions, please email me, and please feel free to pass this email on to collegues.
Many thanks, and hope to see you there
Sarah.

Please find attached the draft minutes from the last meeting which are due to be approved by all at the next meeting on Tuesday 7th April 6.30pm at the Manor Centre.

Change of date for the June meeting which will be Wednesday 10th June.

RG Note :- The update from Fenland District Council re Manor Centre, posted early today are the official communications.

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Flood warning no longer in force: B1040 Thorney to Whittlesey Road to the South of the River Nene. The situation is improving and no further flooding is expected in this area.

Road Closure Notice  lifted and B1040 Whittlesey Road is now open.

The current priorities for our March neighbourhood teams are:

1️⃣Tackling vehicle-related anti-social behaviour and traffic offences in March, Whittlesey, and Chatteris town centres

2️⃣Proactive targeting of known drug dealing and drug use hotspots within March, Whittlesey, and Chatteris town centres, with a focus on disrupting criminal networks and safeguarding young people at risk of exploitation

3️⃣Provide a visible policing presence in town centres and other public spaces to offer community reassurance and address safety concerns.

Do you have something you would like to raise in relation to these priorities?
Or perhaps hear about the work we are doing in your area?

Then come and meet your local neighbourhood officers at our upcoming community meetings:

👮March Library, from 11am until 12pm, on Friday, 13 March

👮Chatteris Library, from 1pm until 2pm, on Friday, 13 March

👮Whittlesey Library, from 3pm until 4pm, on Friday, 13 March

If you are unable to make it, we will be holding more throughout the year, so keep an eye out on here, ‘Policing Fenland’ on Facebook, or our website for upcoming meetings.

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