Bentley bus service has been proposed to reduce from 1-hourly to a 2-hourly service.
Please vote against this by clicking on the link below before 6th January 2023 for all those in Bentley that value and rely on this service.
Now available on the EHDC website. If you wish to comment on the planning application regarding ACCESS to the development below, please click on the link:
Proposal: Outline Application – Residential development comprising of up to 34 residential dwellings, including fifteen affordable and nine self-build housing units, together with the associated vehicular and pedestrian access, landscaping, and public open space (Access to be considered only)
Site Address: Land West of Broadacre, School Lane, Bentley, Farnham
Case No: 59717/001
Land Parcel Reference No: 93667
Comments date: 20th December 2022
The Bentley Archers Cricket and Sports Club meeting has been re-scheduled for:
Wednesday 7th December 2022 at 7.30pm
in the Denis Smith Room at the Memorial Hall.
Please come and share your views and have your say in the future of the Recreation Ground.
Three allotment places have recently become available on Hole Lane. A perfect opportunity to grow-your-own in our beautiful village.
Contact: clerk@bentleyparishcouncil.gov.uk
Fibre Broadband in Bentley
Bentley Parish Council received this update regarding fibre Broadband in Bentley:
The Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) has an executive agency called Building Digital UK (BDUK) which is responsible for the delivery of gigabit broadband and universal 4G mobile phone coverage.
Hampshire-wide procurement:
Central government has provided BDUK with £5bn of funding to achieve this goal and BDUK has allocated £120mn for a procurement to deliver services to addresses in Hampshire that are not commercially viable.
Suppliers have been asked to provide details of their plans to rollout fibre broadband across the UK and BDUK has compiled these details into a single view so that they can identify addresses that are not going to be upgraded by commercial investments. The address list requiring a subsidy includes Bentley Parish.
BDUK had expected to issue a procurement in 2021 but this was delayed and the procurement documents were issued in September 2022 with the expectation that a contract can be awarded in April-June 2023. I should stress that this procurement is not being run by the County Council, it is being run by BDUK, an executive agency of DCMS.
Gigabit Voucher Scheme:
BDUK runs the gigabit voucher scheme in conjunction with the wider gigabit procurements. When a geographical area enters the BDUK gigabit procurement process applications for new projects are suspended, this allows bidding companies to compete for a fixed address list. After the procurement has been completed and a contract awarded (April – June 2023) the voucher scheme will be unfrozen and any address not covered by the winning bid will become eligible for the voucher scheme once more.
Recently, the Parish Council has received several complaints about bonfires. Bonfire smoke can be very irritating and even harmful, particularly to people with breathing problems. Having a bonfire should always be a last resort.
Please consider these alternatives
The law
Bonfires are not specifically prohibited in law, but they may cause a statutory nuisance under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
A statutory nuisance may occur if smoke interferes unreasonably with the ordinary use or enjoyment of another person’s property.
It is also an offence to burn any waste generated as a result of a commercial activity, or any waste that will cause dark or black smoke. If you need to report an incident relating to the burning of commercial or agricultural waste you can contact the Environment Agency 0800 807060.
Contact the Police if smoke from a bonfire near a road is causing a traffic hazard.
How do I have a bonfire without causing a nuisance?
If you cannot avoid having a bonfire and to reduce the likelihood of causing a nuisance, please consider the following:
We also suggest:
If you would like to make a complaint please speak to the owner of the bonfire first.
Our service provider, Norse South East (NSE), has confirmed that they are able to reinstate household glass collections from next Monday (3 October).
Ahead of the service restarting on Monday, crews have been out clearing excess glass from bottle bank sites around the district.
The reinstatement of services is the result of a successful recruitment drive over the last two months, supported by EHDC. NSE now has enough directly employed drivers and loaders to reduce its reliance on agency staff and provide a more resilient service.
The service will be reintroduced following existing glass collection patterns. If you don’t have your calendar, please check our website.
Where possible, crews will take any excess glass on the first collection, provided it is in a suitable container to be carried and emptied into the vehicle.
Additional temporary bottle banks have been installed around the district which will remain in place while the service catches up. These can be found on our online map.
We are sorry for the disruption to the service and thank you for your patience during the suspension.
Available to see in our Planning & Finance Meeting Minutes of 12th May 2022.