This page records Saltford Parish Council’s (SPC) actions since January 2023 to achieve additional protection for Saltford’s Green Belt. Principally it focuses on the area defined by SPC as ‘Saltford South of the A4’, though also considers all Green Belt surrounding the village.
Updates will be added as SPC’s actions develop (article last updated August 2024).
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Saltford Parish Council (SPC) resolved its response to the Government’s consultation on a revised National Planning Policy Framework at its 3 September 2024 meeting. In its response, SPC agreed to seek a stewardship approach to land use planning.
SPC’s full response to the NPPF consultation, and an accompanying executive summary of the stewardship approach sought by …
In July 2024, Saltford Parish Council (SPC) raised awareness of two B&NES Council Strategic Transport consultations: ‘Creating Sustainable Communities in North East Somerset: The Journey to Net Zero’ and ‘Active Travel Masterplan’. Please view SPC’s news article ‘B&NES launches two consultations on long-term transport strategies, inc. suggestions for Saltford’ for more information.
At its September 2024 …
Saltford Brass Mill, a Scheduled Ancient Monument with Grade II* listed status, will again be free to visit as part of Heritage Open Days 2024. Dates for timings and tours are as follows:
Saturday 07 September: 1000-1600
Sunday 08 September: 1300-1600
Saturday 14 September:1000-1600
Sunday 15 September:1300-1500
The Heritage Open Days website states: ‘Ancient Monument and Listed (Grade II*) remnant …
In July 2024, SPC encouraged residents to take part in the Bristol Avon RiverBlitz 2024, an initiative for ‘citizen scientists’ to sample water from local rivers, as detailed in SPC’s article published at the time.
SPC is aware that anecdotal evidence indicates some users of the River Avon in Saltford have experienced illness following ingesting river …
