Biddulph Town Council are taking advantage of a national scheme to give communities more say over how their neighbourhoods develop. The Town Council intend to prepare a Neighbourhood Development Plan for the Parish and have applied to Staffs Moorlands District Council to designate the whole of the parish as the Neighbourhood Plan Area. The District Council is seeking people’s views on the proposed Neighbourhood Areas – the first step towards preparation of a Neighbourhood Development Plan. [Read more…]

Plans to improve the services provided at Biddulph Town Hall have been given the green light by district planners. Staffordshire Moorlands District Council’s planning committee have approved proposals to install a glazed extension at the building. The Council’s customer reception and self serve points will move to the new glazed foyer which will also provide improved accommodation for the police services which operate from the building ensuring they remain in the town hall. [Read more…]

A new review of waste disposal sites across Staffordshire could see Biddulph Recycling Centre in Bemersley Road facing closure only months after residents were reasured that it would remain open. The Biddulph waste tip was originally proposed for closure due to the supposed proximity of alternative facilities, and as part of cuts to save Staffs County Council around £150,000 a year. But residents and local councillors complained that the nearest county council run recycling centres in Leek or Burslem were far from easy for Biddulph residents to access. [Read more…]