Ferndown Community Speedwatch Group Resume Service
Ferndown Community Speedwatch Group Resume Service
By The SFRA Team
Our locality is lucky to have the Ferndown Community Speedwatch volunteer group. They are a group who go out of their way to help keep(...more)
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Ferndown: Community Speed Watch & Early Morning Dangers
Ferndown: Community Speed Watch & Early Morning Dangers
By The SFRA Team
The local Ferndown Community Speed Watch team have recently been analyzing traffic speed in the early morning. They have made some alarming discoveries. (more…)
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New Proposed Travel Route to Poole. Have Your Say.
New Proposed Travel Route to Poole. Have Your Say.
By The SFRA Team
The Dorset Council consultation on a new proposed cycle and pedestrian travel route to Poole through Ferndown and from Wimborne has begun. The proposed routes(...more)
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PCC Elections May 6th – Where to Vote in Ferndown
PCC Elections May 6th – Where to Vote in Ferndown
By The SFRA Team
There is an up-coming election for the Police and Crime Commissioner on May 6th. While there are few other elections taking place in Dorset this(...more)
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Vote! Police and Crime Commissioner Election 6th May
Vote! Police and Crime Commissioner Election 6th May
By The SFRA Team
Ferndown residents will have the opportunity to vote in the forthcoming Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner election. This election should have taken place back in(...more)
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Ferndown and West Parley Councillors and the Dorset Local Plan
Ferndown and West Parley Councillors and the Dorset Local Plan
By The SFRA Team
It is nice to have a little good news about the Dorset Local Plan. Even though it is early days, it does appear our Ferndown(...more)
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Only a Few Days left to Save the Green Belt
Only a Few Days left to Save the Green Belt
By The SFRA Team
There are only a few days left to send in a response to Dorset Council about their irresponsible and dogmatic proposals to build on Green(...more)
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How to Defend the Green belt at Dudsbury and Elsewhere.
How to Defend the Green belt at Dudsbury and Elsewhere.
By The SFRA Team
In the draft Dorset Local Plan, Dorset Council are shamelessly promoting development on Green belt land. Not just in one location but in many. In(...more)
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How to Object to Destruction of Longham Green Belt
How to Object to Destruction of Longham Green Belt
By The SFRA Team
A big Thank-you to Dan! He produced this excellent primer on how to object to the outrageous Local Plan proposal that would lead to the(...more)
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Dorset Local Plan: Tackling the on-line Response Form
Dorset Local Plan: Tackling the on-line Response Form
By The SFRA Team
In this post we will be tackling Dorset Local Plan on-line response form and how to ensure you get your say. Particularly we will show(...more)
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Contacts

South Ferndown Residents Association

email: southferndownra@gmail.com

Ferndown Town Council

Address: The Barrington Centre, Pennys Walk, Ferndown BH22 9TH
Phone 01202 892249
Email: Ferndown Council webmail link

West Parley Parish Council

Address: Contact by email
phone 07979 853697
email: enquiries@westparley-pc.gov.uk

Ferndown Town Council: Vacancy For a Councillor.
By The SFRA Team
There is a vacancy for a Town Councillor on Ferndown Town Council. This occurred due to the resignation of one of the Councillors representing Ferndown (more) ...
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Hurn Incinerator: Here are our Councillors Objections.
By The SFRA Team
We gather the team at Christchurch planning department are having a very busy time processing all the objections to this horrific planning proposal. So we (more) ...
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Hurn Incinerator: It’s still not too Late to Object on Tuesday
By The SFRA Team
The consultation period for the proposed Hurn incinerator ends today Tuesday 11/05/21. But what time exactly does it end? You may ask. The answer to (more) ...
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Hurn Waste Incinerator: An Update.
By The SFRA Team
In our last post (HERE) on the planned Hurn waste incinerator we detailed how residents can raise an objection to this utterly disgraceful planning application. (more) ...
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Hurn Waste Incinerator: Ferndown Town Council Drops the Ball?
By The SFRA Team
This post was initially written on the 06/05/21. Since then we are very pleased to report that Ferndown Town Council issued a comment/objection to the (more) ...
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Unprovoked Yarn Bombing in West Parley
By The SFRA Team
The locals in South Ferndown’s neighbouring patch of West Parley are intrigued. A mysterious (and rather lovely) Yarn bombing has taken place. (if you don’t (more) ...
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Draft Dorset Local Plan Consultation Closed.
By The SFRA Team
The first public Dorset Local Plan Consultation closed yesterday (15/03/2021). So what happens now? Council officers will now analyse the replies and this will advise (more) ...
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The Dorset Local Plan – The view of a local resident.
By Gary SFRA
Many people are highly concerned about the new draft Dorset Local Plan. We received this email from a local resident who lives a little outside (more) ...
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Dorset Local Plan: No Authority to Build on Green Belt?
By The SFRA Team
The draft Dorset Local Plan (DLP) is in public consultation (See this post) The plan threatens large tracts of Green Belt land. Although it may (more) ...
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Dorset Local Plan: Exceptional Circumstances and Accountability
By The SFRA Team
The draft Dorset Local Plan has recently been put out for public consultation. Even though the Dorset Local Plan relies heavily on "Exceptional Circumstances" to (more) ...
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