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The Fair Mile Community Forum scheduled for Tuesday 19 February 2008 HAS BEEN POSTPONED

Whilst we are disappointed to delay the Forum meeting we think it is important that when we do meet we are able to report back fully on progress. An enormous amount of work has taken place but we are currently awaiting review of some key documentation presented to the council following which we should be able to report back in more detail.

We will update this website as soon as we have a new date.

I would be grateful if you could let friends and colleagues know about the postponed Forum, and I do hope you will be able to attend on the new date.

THE FAIR MILE COMMUNITY PLANNING PROCESS

A Community Planning Weekend was held on 27 and 28 April 2007. Over 250 people from the local area took part in workshops, took guided walks around the site and formed "hands-on" Planning Groups focusing on a wide range of issues.

Following this a draft vision and masterplan were developed for the redevelopment of the Fair Mile Hospital and presented at a public meeting held on 1 May 2007.

Interested local residents continued to meet throughout the summer of 2007 giving over 1,000 hours of their time to working with the consultant team on a range of topics:

Movement and Transport; the Wider Impact; the Environment; Employment; Young People; Sport and Leisure; Site Layout; Heritage and Parking; Management Structures.

FINAL TOPIC GROUP REPORTS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

Click on the links below to download each of the six PDF files

1. Wider Impact group: report back part 1
2. Site Layout group: report back
3. Environment group: report back
4. Sport and Leisure group: report back
5. Access and Movement Group: report back
6. Youth RMCW: report back

Please contact Nicola Forde by email at nf@jtp.co.uk or by phone on 020 7405 1211 if you would like more information.



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD CLICK HERE to download a brief Executive Summary which outlines the findings of the CPW and the Vision that has resulted. (2.95MB 47-page PDF file) Note: If your computer will not let you read PDF files, you may need to install the appropriate viewing software. Adobe’s Acrobat Reader is the most commonly used utility of this type and is available as a free download from the manufacturer’s website at www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Background to the project

In late 2006 Linden Homes and Thomas Homes were appointed as preferred developers for the Fair Mile Hospital by English Partnerships, the National Regeneration Agency and owners of the site. The brief for the site was set out in English Partnership’s key aims for the site (see first box below) but was also informed by a Development Brief produced by South Oxfordshire District Council and the Cholsey Parish Plan (see second box below).

Linden Homes, Thomas Homes and English Partnerships’ aims for Fair Mile Hospital: to create a mixed-use, sustainable neighbourhood that integrates with the existing community in Cholsey; to restore and convert the historic buildings while meeting English Partnerships’ national standards covering construction efficiency, community engagement and design quality (including a minimum EcoHomes rating of Very Good and Excellent for new buildings); undeveloped land, of historic interest or lying between the buildings and the River Thames, to be retained as public space; 40% of the new homes to be affordable.

In the lead up to the Community Planning Weekend, meetings were held with key stakeholders including Cholsey Parish Council, Fair Mile Sports and Social Club and South Oxfordshire District Council. Workshops were also held with pupils from Cholsey School, pupils from Wallingford School and people from Cholsey Day Centre.

The Cholsey Plan: The Cholsey Plan is the result of an extensive consultation exercise in the village carried out in 2006. A questionnaire was circulated to all homes in the village covering a range of topics including housing, the environment, education and transport. 66% of the questionnaires were returned. The Plan sets out the local community’s vision for their village and includes several ideas and recommendations about redevelopment of Fair Mile Hospital and its relationship to Cholsey. The Plan was invaluable to the Community Planning Process at Fair Mile.

To ensure the widest possible attendance at the Community Planning Weekend flyers were distributed to all households in the area and advertisements were placed in the local newspapers.