QUESTIONS have been raised over the eligibility of a councillor to stand in the up-coming elections after he moved out of the borough to London to live with his girlfriend. Residents have raised concerns that Cllr Tristan Robinson has been deceitful about where he lives and should not be allowed to stand in next month’s local elections in Sherborne St John for the Conservative party because he has not been living at the address listed on election documents. The Electoral Commission states that candidates standing at local election must meet one of four qualifying criteria, which includes living in the local authority area during the whole of the 12 months before the election.
Council seeks to overturn covenant on 180 Culver Road to allow for halfway house
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THE BOROUGH council has outlined ambitious plans that will see it become carbon neutral within four years. Basingstoke and Deane s climate change strategy sets out actions that the authority will take following the declaration of a climate emergency in 2019. It sets out six key areas that it will target: action by all; buildings; transport; zero carbon electricity; waste and consumption; and natural environment.
Buildings The council have pledged to use low carbon and renewable sources of energy to power and heat its building, whilst also increasing energy efficiency. It aims to set ambitious targets in planning policy, allowing it to shape new development in Basingstoke and Deane, and work with partners for the wide scale retrofit of commercial and domestic properties to reduce energy consumption .
Proposals would see 180 Culver Road knocked down and replaced with a new accommodation block. Homeless organisation Two Saints has put forward the plans, which are supported by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Hampshire County Council. They run supported housing services and support people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless and currently manage the scheme at May Place in the town centre, which they say is no longer fit for purpose. It is proposed the new scheme, subject to obtaining planning permission, will be built on the land at 180 Culver Road, replacing the building that is owned by Hampshire County Council and which was previously used by the county council’s children’s services team.