Melvyn Reynolds the Chair of Ross-on-Wye Town Council’s Neighbourhood Plan Sub Committee, offered to stand down at the recent meeting of Ross Town Council on Monday, July 10th.

Once the Neighbourhood Plan is adopted it will help to influence the use and development of land in any part of the Ross Town Council area. However, there will be a delay in the process, which Mr Reynolds told the Town Council, was due to a lack of information from Herefordshire Council. This means that the Ross-on-Wye Neighbourhood Plan is behind schedule.

He said it has not been possible to publish the anticipated update and the committee cannot proceed to the public consultation stage. The Plan is dependent on knowing Herefordshire’s School policy for the future.

He said that there is a possibility of locating a new school at Broadmeadow but without any certainity there is nothing the committee can do except put the Plan on hold.

They will stop all work with the consultants, as continuing could incur considerable costs which might later be redundant.

According to the Neighbourhood Plan website, Herefordshire Council may be seeking a site for a replacment, top quality, modern Ashfield Park School. The school may stay where it is but other sites are being looked at, including a small part of the area behind Morrisons.

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