Help! Any Legal Bods On Here?

[Shaft]

Hi all, as some of you will know we've been fighting an initial enquiry to the local council from a development company to build 25 houses on land to the rear of our house.

This evening we've discovered this as now increased to 120+ houses covering an area that will destroy playing fields and natural habitat, not to mention totally ruin our location and house value.

We're after help and guidance on how best to fight this, bearing in mind that the local councillors don't give a toss other than counting pennies coming in.

 

Thanks in advance and fingers crossed,

 

Nick.

[Guest RoborRoss]

The residents round here have been fighting a similar battle.

 

http://www.wingerworth-rage.co.uk/

 

 

[Guest mark little]

Shaft,

 

we had a similar problem in our village with a proposed wind turbine, you need to get as many people as possible to oppose the development by writing in to the planners they do'nt need to be local but the more the better, see if there are any action groups or conservationists actively opposing the spread of developments onto green field sites in your county. What wildlife have you got roaming around in your area, Barn owls, bats and crested newts are good as well as red squirrels. Do you Know if any of the councillors are opposed to the proposal, if there is approach them see if you can get the proposal 'called up' to a development panel this gives you the chance to speak to the council giving your reasons for opposing the development, do your research on the surrounding area on the impact it will have on existing residents, business's, tourism etc, house prices are'nt taken into consideration but if it has a derogatory effect on the local economy and surroundings it has a lot more impact. The development panel also takes the decision away from the planners as it is a full council decision so the more people you get on board the better, ask to speak to your parish council, your borough councillor, any county councillor you Know, they are all involved in the planning application.

 

Hope this helps and the best of luck, get an action plan and help it will be worth it.

 

Mark

[speedtripledan]

Good luck ive got 49 of them being built behind us, only way you will stop it is to pay a bigger bribe than the building company to the planning office....

[Guest RoborRoss]

Good luck ive got 49 of them being built behind us, only way you will stop it is to pay a bigger bribe than the building company to the planning office....

 

......or pay for a better lawyer. Apparently, the development company paid for a hot shot lawyer who walked all over the objections that were being raised.

[Guest whiz]

Whats wrong with MY proposed development if you don't like it move.

Kind regards

Andy

Hunter Property Services

coming to a village like yours

[richardm6994]

You can object to the proposals and the best way to do it is to get it on facebook & twitter.

 

Wainsgrove / Codnor Park & fields near my house was going to be turned into houses but for once the plans were overturned because of the vast number of people objecting to them.......and all this support was drummed on on facebook / twitter.

[Shaft]

Already on FB with it mate.

My Brother in Law is our local councillor and is doing all he can

but the others know he has a "vested interest" So has to leave the meeting whilst this particular item is discussed.

The proposed "yays" from the board are all Tory councillors that live miles away and outnumber the local Labour councillors that are against it.

Hardly a fair democracy when mathematically you can't win in a vote.

 

Currently looking at drafting up a professional petition to take round the local area also.

[Stewart]

Hi Nick

We have a similar situation at the rear of our estate the people who back on to the developement have set up and manned a gazebo collecting signatures for fifteen hours a day with large placards with SOS save our space stopping the traffic to get more people drivers and passersbye to sign up,people power is the only way to stop these fat cats building on green belt.

[DAVE CASTLE]

You need to find some golden crested newts living there,always a good stopper

[Al Milton]

Nick, really sorry to hear about the proposed extended development.

It's all too common these days for the big boys to 'negotiate' increased developments with local councils, despite local concerns and environmental issues.

 

Oh, and for negotiate I mean to contribute to their pension/holiday funds, as we all know it's illegal to offer a bribe :rolleyes:

 

Good luck with the campaign, hope you get a successful outcome mate.

Al

[ibrooks]

Wildlife is one of the best ways. Trees are good too though - any nice native examples with tree preservation orders? Could there be?

 

A mate lives in a house with a lot of empty space behind and whilst there's no plans he's aware of yet he reckons it's only a matter of time so he's been indulging in some guerilla gardening and obtaining native broadleaf saplings and planting them all over the place and caring for them (leaping over his back fence with the watering can when it's hot and dry etc.). I suspect if he could get hold of any great crested newts or similar he'd be out there in the dead of night digging a pond for them.

 

Iain

[Mitch]

Iain for the newts , try the old quarrys that are dotted around the yellow hills area of Billinge woods lol, just don't get caught with them, probably carrys bigger penalty than armed robbery

 

SOrry about your plight Shaft, but you have to go down the losing green space route, as any loss from your property will be disregaurded, (I know been there) and hope you get a decent outcome,

why cant councils just stick to converting brown field sites, instead of pinching grren fields,

 

Mitch

[HAWKNORTH]

Drumming up support is the best way, names on paper, face book etc. Is the land of any archaeological interest? This could be a delaying tactic if nothing else while you recruit more troops. Whatever happened to Swampy!

[sj-bradley]

You could try this site

 

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/

 

I don't know if that would be successful, but it may go over the heads of the local councillors.

 

Simon.