Notice Board

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WHO ARE WE?

The Alliance is an independent network of community and voluntary sector groups in East Newcastle upon Tyne.

Our mission is: “To improve the community’s role in developing local solutions to local problems”.

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There’s a new website which is designed to contain details of all development sites in the Lower Ouseburn Valley. This can be viewed by clicking on

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/twa/ir/ouseburnbarrageinspectorrptpdf?version=1

-Eric

The following section has been taken from the government inspector's report into the objection relating to the Ouseburn Barrage. -Alex

Overall Conclusions

In my opinion, the wide-ranging regeneration and socio-economic benefits that would arise as a result of providing the proposed barrage in the Ouseburn would clearly outweigh the limited environmental impacts that would remain after mitigation. I accordingly conclude that the case for making the Order, as amended, and conferring on NCC the CPO powers contained therein is compelling and in the public interest.

I likewise conclude that it would be in the public interest to grant the associated application for deemed planning consent.

I also conclude that the S19 Certificate should be granted. In coming to these conclusions I have taken into account the ES and other environmental information, including comments and representations made by statutory consultees and members of the public.

R M Barker

INSPECTOR

So the Government inspector seems to be giving a green light to the Barrage Alex

Download a copy of the report

http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/citylife.nsf/0/ca318a750cdb2f7380256ced00444151?OpenDocument

Found valley mentioned in this web site

http://www.urbem.net/index.html

All about regenerating rivers and esturies