Resident asks North Somerset Council Executive to declare a Food Security Emergency. Show your support for local farmers by contacting your district councillors, NSC Planning Dept & MP.
On the 17 July 2024 a resident addressed North Somerset Council Executive asking them to call a Food Security Emergency. This was based on the fact that, if the council has called a Climate and Nature Emergency, and food depends on both the climate and nature, then it follows that there will be a food security issue.
Contact info:
- North Somerset, represented by Labour MP Sadik Al-Hassan Weston-super-Mare, represented by Labour MP Dan Aldridge Wells and Mendip Hills, represented by Liberal Democrat MP Tessa Munt
- Distr Cllr Solomon and District Cllr Porter
- Bleadon Parish Council
- North Somerset District Councillors
- North Somerset Council Planning Policy Team regarding the Local Plan
CORRESPONDENCE WITH NORTH SOMERSET COUNCIL SUPPORTING FARMERS Compare land protect for agrigulture Policy DP53 to protection for open space and recreation DP52 | |
| DATE | TOPIC |
BOB response to NSC Local Plan Regulation 19 - Additional Sites Consultation Thousands of new houses planned for North Somerset - Bleadon was originally scheduled for 42 houses at the quarry - now potentially 191! From approx 15% village increase to 55% increase!! | |
| Response to Cllr Canniford following Regulation 19 - Additional Sites Consultation at the library | |
| NSC Executive meeting re: Food Security, Rural Culture & WECA (NSC Minutes and response in Appendix 1 pg12 clearly indicating that N Somerset is not food secure, only Broadly!!) No clear answers to emailed questions? | |
| NSC Executive meeting re: Food Security & WECA (NSC Minutes and response no published in minutes?) | |
| NSC Health and Wellbeing Board - resident spoke re: dairy, farming and nutritition of alternative food (NSC Minutes and response not published in Oct mins?) | |
| NSC Transport Climate and Communities Policy and Scrutiny Scrutiny Panel - request for update following 06DEC23 and 30NOV23 addresses to NSC | |
| NSC Exec - resident requests a Food Security Emergency | |
19DEC23 &
| Request for support for farming to all NSC Town & Parish Councils |
| Presentation at NSC Executive Committee Regarding concerns over Farming, Food Production and Food Security |
30NOV23 incl Farm Video
| NSC Transport, Climate and Communities Policy and Scrutiny Panel |
| Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) SPD Consultation responsebio |
| Draft Rural Strategy Considerations (still unpublished by NSC, draft due end of Jan 24) |
| Previous BOB Local Plan presentation and April 2022 Consultation submissions |
Related links:
 | CO2Coalition website and Quiz |
 | Engaging Local Authorities Sustainable Food Places 2018 (PDF) |
 | Bridport Food Security Plan (PDF) |
 | New Sustainable Food & Farming Conference for the South West 22-23 November 2024 Bath & West Showground and Global Summit Version |
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