The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has designated the St Quintin and Woodlands Neighbourhood Forum and the associated Neighbourhood Area within its borough.

They are the second in the borough to be designated under the Government’s neighbourhood planning powers, following the Norland Neighbourhood Area.

The St Quintin and Woodlands Neighbourhood Area lies mainly in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and partly in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

The application was submitted to both planning authorities. Hammersmith and Fulham is still considering the application, while Kensington and Chelsea formally designated the area within its borough on 2 July 2013.

Anyone living or working in the Neighbourhood Area is invited to suggest issues that should be covered by the Neighbourhood Forum and Neighbourhood Plan.

The St Quintin and Woodlands Neighbourhood Forum was officially formed on 27 June 2013 at a public meeting at St Helen’s Church Hall attended by members of the community.

The meeting voted unanimously to adopt the Constitution as previously submitted in the application to the relevant local authorities.

All ten area representatives who had expressed an interest in joining the management committee introduced themselves and were elected unopposed. They comprise six members of the St Helens Residents Association management committee and four others from the neighbourhood area.

There are positions for up to four further members of the management committee and anyone living or working in the neighbourhood area is entitled to put themselves forward for election.

The meeting agreed unanimously that the elected members of management committee would meet to nominate the appointment of officers, to include the chairperson, vice-chair, secretary and treasurer.

An update on local planning matters followed. Anyone living or working in the Neighbourhood Area is invited to suggest issues that should be covered by the Neighbourhood Forum and Neighbourhood Plan.

The first meeting of the Neighbourhood Forum will provide an overview of the neighbourhood planning process and how local residents and businesses can get involved.

The meeting is open to anyone living or working in the neighbourhood area and will include the adoption of the constitution and the election of members of the management committee.

Contact us to register your interest in becoming a member or joining the management committee.

Thursday 27 June
19:30
St Helen’s Church Hall
St Helen’s Gardens
LONDON W10

The St Helens Residents Association has successfully applied on behalf of the new Neighbourhood Forum for a government grant for preparation of the Neighbourhood Plan.

The grant will be made available to the forum and will be held by the Dalgarno Trust, a local registered charity.

The £6,760 award will contribute to the cost of producing consultation materials and hiring meeting rooms, together with some technical and legal input into the creation of the draft plan.

A leaflet about the forum and how to get involved has been distributed to all homes and businesses in the neighbourhood.

If you missed the leaflet you can download a copy. Please feel free to link to this or forward to anyone that may also be interested.

• Neighbourhood Forum leaflet

Come to one of the following drop-in sessions to find out more about the process of neighbourhood planning and how you can get involved in the Neighbourhood Forum.

Wednesday 19 June
16:00-20:00
West London Bowling Club
112a Highlever Road
LONDON
W10

Thursday 20 June
16:00-20:00
Brickfields Hall
Eynham Road
LONDON W12

We are seeking representatives of local residents and businesses to get involved in an initiative to help shape the vision for the local community in this Neighbourhood.

We are looking for people to form the management committee of a new organisation intended to become a Neighbourhood Forum.

We also want to find out what you think are the main issues for the area with respect to planning, development, conservation and regeneration, to help shape a Neighbourhood Plan.

If you live or work in this area of London and would be interested in finding out more or taking part, please contact us.

We are currently consulting with the local community on proposal to establish a new Forum to create a Plan for this Neighbourhood.

We would like to know what you think are the main issues for local residents and businesses in terms of planning and development.

Recent changes to the law mean that local communities can have more of a say in creating a vision for their neighbourhood.

If you live or work in this area of London and would be interested in finding out more or taking part, please contact us.