FENCRETE RE-DEVELOPMENT
The former Fencrete and BWB site by Watery Lane at the junction of the Aylesbury Arm and Grand Union Canal was the subject of a Planning Application by H2O, agents of BWB. The proposed scheme, which lies within the Village’s Conservation Area, constituted 14 dwellings with 40 car park spaces for scheme residents, and involved the re-routing of a footpath. It also removed the existing water supply and sewage disposal facility for canal users. Full details of the application can be seen on AVDC’s planning website
http://eplanning.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/applications/planning_details.htm
09/01945/APP is the planning application reference. Click on the Related Documents tab to see detailed plans and drawings. The scheme was discussed at the Parish Council’s next meeting on Monday December 14th and the Parish Council sent in an objecting response taking into account the views of the majority of villagers. There were over 130 other objections from individuals, canal users and local groups. Following AVDC's advice to BWB that their application would be refused BWB withdrew it and will re-submit after further consultation with local parties.
BWB have now appointed GKA of Aylesbury to formulate their revised planning application and consultations are to take place during March 2010 with the Parish Council, and subsequently the public in an open meeting in late March - date to be advised.
A number of residents have got together to form the “Marsworth Junction Interest Group”, with the objective of entering into discussions with British Waterways and/or their developers regarding the development of the Marsworth Yard / Fencrete site. Their next meeting will be at Horseshoe Cottage on Church Lane, in the evening of March 17th. Everyone is invited, please contact John White, Bob Knight, Sandra Costello or Richard Booth for further information.