Somerfield is at Risk of losing our Character Homes & Green spaces!
We welcome anyone to join us for our First SRA Meeting for 2017! Our SRA Committee looks forward to great progress this year with a variety of concerns / projects which commenced in 2016.
However Most importantly:
Our main Agenda item is regarding half of Somerfield being zoned as a RSDTZ (Residential Suburban Density Transitional Zone (enabling high density units to possibly replace our character homes?) & the other half of Somerfield remains as RSZ (Residential Suburban Zone).
Please come and find out more about how your home may be affected & sign the Studholme Street Petition to prevent a 4 x two storey unit being built at number 23 Studholme Street. However if the developers are unable to build there - they may very easily decide to build in the next street over! Therefore SRA & our Spreydon - Cashmere Community Board or MPs may be able to assist us with having the zones reinvestigated & hopefully changed all to RSZ.
Join us for a tea / coffee / OJ & snack after!
At Somerfield Community Centre, 47 Studholme Street, Somerfield
Time: 7.30pm.
Due to the size of the Back room and unknown number of people attending - room could be limited??
Warm regards
Julie Tobbell.
SRA Chairperson.
Julie.t@windowslive.com
or contact SRA on:
somerfieldra@gmail.com
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17.4% Yes
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