Aireborough Neighbourhood Forum History to May 2014

AIREBOROUGH VOICECREATING A NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM

Jennifer KirkbyActing Programme Manager

23rd April 2014

The Idea - Spring 2012

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Leeds Core Strategy

2,300 houses

Place-Making Dr Rachael

Unsworth, Leeds

University

Traffic Congestion

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Rawdon Billing Action

Group – threat to Greenbelt

Localism Bill and NPPF

Exploration – Summer 2012

Locality/Eden Project

Planning Camp

1) Do we need a plan? Public

Meetings 2) Engaging

Organizations 3) Recruit

Volunteers and a seed

Committee

Qualitative Research on Area, Issues. Assets and

Ideas

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Neighbourhood Plan Area Of Aireborough

Uncovering Evidence of The Trajectory of Travel ....

Traffic , Traffic, Traffic Threat To Area’s

Character – Suburban Dormitory

Loss of Green Space Increasing Isolation of

Areas Overcrowded Schools,

Doctors Rise in Fear Deterioration of Facilities

and Poor Design Dying High Streets

Source: 2013, - Living in Aireborough – Research Synthesis (aireboroughnf.com)

Funding & Place-Making Design Council CABE. Winter 2012/2013

Helen FarrarExpertise in renaissance,

placemaking, design and communities. Urban Renaissance Manager at Yorkshire Forward, Community Investment Manager at English Partnerships

Tom Lonsdale Chief Landscape Architect for

Manchester City Council for 14 years before setting up Camlin Lonsdale a leader in design quality in urban regeneration - eg Hulme in Manchester; Cardiff Bay and city centre; and Wakefield city centre

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Aireborough Vision with Themes

To stimulate identity in order to sustain vitality in this family of ‘sibling’ settlements; to live, work and grow into a new modern economy together, as a unique cornerstone of Leeds City Region and the South Pennines National Area. To resist becoming a suburban dormitory.

Aireborough

Place Making Ideas – Innovation/Enterprise Zones

eg Guiseley Station Area

Northampton Waterside Enterprise Zone

“ The recession has turned us into a nation micro-businesses. Let’s hope so. That’s how Microsoft, Google and Facebook began. “Jeff Randall, The Telegraph 25th March 13

Place Making Ideas Shared Space eg A65

Poynton, Stockport

Place Making Ideas – Community Parks eg Nunroyd Park

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park East London

Place Making Ideas – Visitor Attractions eg The Steep, Yeadon

World Heritage Conservation in Haworth

“ Hobbycraft is a destination store; people who visit are asking us, where they can get a coffee, find a cafe, or spend a couple of hours. “Hobbycraft Employee January 2013

ANF Involvement & MembershipSpring 2013

Aireborough Youth Forum15th Airedale ScoutsGuiseley Infants SchoolSt Mary’s School Parents Action GroupAVSEDAireborough Civic SocietyAireborough Historical Society Airedale (Air Conditioning)Bayfield OpticiansIn Business – GuiseleySubway White Cross Leeds & Bradford AirportMAS DesignEMISMutual MarketingTravelling Tea LadiesCooper’s Bar GuiseleyHobbycraft

Guiseley Baptist ChurchNew Life Church YeadonFire Brigade West Yorkshire PoliceHigh Royds Sports AssociationFriends of Parkinson’s Park Guiseley In BloomFriends of Engine FieldsFriends of Yeadon BanksYorkshire Countrywomen’sGuiseley Working Men Allotment GroupsHawksworth Residents AssociationHigh Royds Residents AssociationHaw Lane Residents AssociationTranmere Park Design GroupGuiseley & Rawdon CllrsOtley & Yeadon CllrsMP’s x 3, Minister x 1 Rawdon Parish CouncilMenston Community Group WARD

Many Individuals – teacher, surveyor, illustrator, health workers, environment, marketing

Leeds LDF and Site Allocations – Summer 2013

HousingRetailEmploymentGreen Space

Opportunity To Build the Economy

Inspector Hearings – Autumn 2013

ANF – Also

All Our Stories HLF Project – Friends of Parkinsons Park Took part in the Guiseley School’s Consultation Representations on Naylor Jennings Consultations Organized Consultation on The Regent Plans, Guiseley Netherfield Road Site – S106 Monitoring Supported Menston Against Wind Turbine Supported 15th Airedale Scouts Over Planning Issue Worked with Leeds Sustainable Development Group Worked with Leeds Bradford Airport – now on committee Joined Leeds Planning Forum and Members on SHLAA

Committee Worked with CABE on Place-Making Workshop Design Attended Leeds City of Culture for Aireborough Promoted Aireborough to Pennine Prospects and Leeds &

Partners

Setting up of Steering Committee, Constitution

Winter 2013/14

Ian Dawes – Chair InGuiseley, Owner SubwayAlec Denton – Chair Rawdon Allotments , GuiseleyCllr Ryk Downes – Otley and YeadonFrancesca Entwistle – Tranmere Park PTA, High RoydsJonathan Hart Woods – Friends of Engine Fields, YeadonSteve Howarth – Trustee, Community Links, GuiseleyDavid Ingham – Rawdon Parish Council, Chair WARDJennifer Kirkby –Friends of Parkinsons’ Park, GuiseleyLynda Kitching – Chair Leeds Civic Trust, GuiseleyFrank La Corte – International Telecomms Expert, GuiseleyCllr Graham Latty – Guiseley and RawdonChristine Schofield – Chair Yeadon Banks, YeadonAlexia Smethurst – Commercial Sales, YeadonRobert Turner – Local Government Infrastructure, GuiseleyRichard Webster – Teacher, GuiseleyNigel Wilson – Chair Nether Yeadon Conservation, YeadonClive Woods – Chair Aireborough Civic Society, Yeadon

ANF Purpose

The purpose of the ANF is to support the regeneration and sustainable development of the Aireborough Neighbourhood Area.

The aim is to facilitate collaboration between the Area’s stakeholders in order to

evaluate, plan and implement initiatives to improve the economic, social, cultural and

environmental well-being of the people who live, work or do substantial business in the Aireborough Neighbourhood Area.

March 2014

£7,000 Government Neighbourhood Planning Grant

Application for Designation 18th April 2014

Building The Evidence Base

“I question anything that models the future by trying to extend the trends of the past. We must be more visionary.

It’s not a question of ‘business as usual’, there are some fundamental changes happening in the way we life. “ Dr Rachael

Unsworth – University of Leeds, Sustainable Development

Steering Committee

Thrive & GrowLocal Economy ,

Innovation and Jobs

Human Lifelong Place

Infrastructure & Housing

Mutual Identity & Accessibility Green

Infrastructure & Green Ways

Beautiful & Distinctive Place,

Character, Conservation, &

Design

Connection not CongestionTraffic & Transport

Civic Community, Cultural Heritage &

Amenities

Guiseley Yeadon Hawksworth

High Royds

AireboroughNeighbourhood

Forum

Community Engagement

Keeping Up To Date

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