Brigg Blog left the consultation session with about 90 minutes still to run, by which time 70 people had come through the door. We later gave "approaching 100 people" as the estimated attendance.
However, Coun Waltham has now given an updated, official figure, of 100+ which is more than we thought.
He gave a report on the progress of the Neighbourhood Plan to Brigg Town Council's monthly meeting held on Monday night in the Angel Suite, saying that they "will now take things to the next level."
He thanked officers from North Lincolnshire Council for their valued support at the consultation, fellow town councillors who assisted and John Colby, a volunteer who had contributed a great deal of knowledge, particularly on environmental matters.
Four new volunteers also came forward.
Once the Neighbourhood Plan has been finalised, it will be presented to townsfolk and a referendum held over its adoption.
The contents of an adopted plan must be considered by the local planning authority when applications are made for future developments.
Brigg Blog must admit surprise that out of the 100+ people who attended the consultation, only a handful supported earmarking a site for a major fast food chain to set up in the town centre. This gave us food for thought! We were expecting this to be something many people would want to see.
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In reality, whether or not the Brigg folk reject the notion of a McDonald-type outlet, if a MacDonald-type decided to plant an restaurant in, or about Brigg, there will be very little that the council, or Brigg folk could do about it.
Statiscally, unless the 100 people who attended the NP events, reflects the pattern of Brigg's demographic and Registrar General's economic structure, one can't really base any findings on the limited and restricted responses.
For example, what proportion of 10 to 20 year olds, 21 to 35 year olds were questioned? Or where they ignored?
Where the 100 mostly over 50 with enough free-time to attend the open consultation?
I hope the Town Council does not establish its future development proposals on the 100 responses lodged at the NP meetings.
Asking, for example, the local air cadets for their ideas, will be fundamentally different from posing the same questions to those who frequent the Pop-In centre.
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