Bishop’s Frome Parish Council

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Support for Households Using Heating Oil or LPG

The Government has made funding available to support low‑income households who rely on heating oil or LPG and are struggling with rising energy costs. This funding is designed to help residents who are in acute need, particularly where there is a risk of losing access to heating or hot water.

If you are experiencing a heating oil crisis, for example if you cannot afford an urgent top‑up due to a sudden rise in prices, you may be eligible for support through a Crisis Payment, in line with national guidance.

Residents who are digitally excluded can also access support and make an application by calling Customer Services on 01432 260000.

For further information or to apply by email, please visit the Herefordshire Council website.

 

A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FOR BISHOPS FROME AND FROMES HILL

Why was it done for Bishops Frome and Fromes Hill?

• The Localism Act of 2011 introduced Neighbourhood Plans to give local communities the opportunity to decide the future of the local area where they live and work.
• It allows the community to say what they think makes their area special and to set out a vision of how the Plan can influence the development of land for houses, employment, leisure and community activities and what new development should look like.
• It brings together residents, businesses, local groups and landowners to create a shared vision that comes from the whole community rather than being imposed by an outside body that cannot match the local knowledge available.
• The Neighbourhood Plan has to be prepared by the Parish Council but will only be accepted if it can demonstrate the involvement of the local community throughout the preparation and decision making process.
• The Neighbourhood Plan must accept the minimum amount of new homes allocated for the parish in the County Core Strategy, which for the period 2011-2031 is 34 homes. But it can decide the best place for new development to go and its appearance.
• The Plan cannot conflict with National Planning Policy or the policies in the newly adopted Core Strategy for Herefordshire or be used to prevent development.
• The parish does not have to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan. However if nothing is done the County will prepare a Development Plan for those areas of the County without their own Neighbourhood Plan which will impose settlement boundaries and housing sites over which the community would have much less influence.

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