You must take part !
South Gloucestershire County Council have approved the ridiculous proposal at Homefield and given it planning permission with a raft of conditions that are not realistically attainable.
If this site is "suitable" what chance have we got of defending any field in South Gloucestershire against a similar decision within the currentt planning rules?
We cannot let this go without a fight
We are preparing a judicial review to challenge this decision
The Hall End Action Group are campaigning against two proposed Gypsy/Traveller sites in the Ladden Brook valley North of Yate and Chipping Sodbury This page covers the campaign against the proposed site at Homefield, Hall End Follow the Home link above for a summary, or the Homefield link for details of the campaign against Homefield, Hall End
This is your chance to stop this. Take part.
What ?
Residents in the area around Rangeworthy, Wickwar and Hall End have been horrified to learn about proposals to put a Gypsy and Traveller site in the middle of this rural area.
South Gloucestershire County Council have spent your money over the last 6 years opposing the siting of a single caravan here. The applicant took this as high as possible on appeal, but eventually lost the case and was evicted.
Now, we are being pushed to have 5 extended families in several different structures on the same site.
The proposals are contrary to Government guidelines on the location of Gypsy and Traveller sites. These guidelines recommend the selection of sites that are close to buses, schools, shops, GPs, etc and for the sites to encourage integration with the local community as a key part of local council strategy. This site's remoteness alone is contrary to 7 of the 23 recommendations made in the Goverment guidelines.
Where ?
The proposed site is at Holmfield, Hall End. This is about half way between Rangeworthy and Wickwar
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How Big ?
| Each "pitch" has been drawn with a residential caravan, touring caravan and a "day room" - each pitch could accommodate 3 generations of extended families.- that is a lot of people and vehicles (some commercial) Walking and Driving up and down New Road!!! Have a look at the picture on the right showing a single family site in Hampshire. Click on it to have a closer look. Then multiply that by 5 to give the 5 units this application wants. |
 Gypsy site, The Lakes, Swanmore © Copyright Peter Facey and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. |
When ?
The times are all summarised in the calendar page. Specific times are re-emphasised in the text at various pages on this web site.
Latest
We are planning to hold a social evening at some point in the future. We are aiming for this to be a fund-raising event, All contributions/help with this welcome. Let us know what you can offer.
The action group continually need funds, particularly to help with the legal challenge above.. If you or a friend can afford to contribute a little more this will be more than welcome. Cheques should be made payable to Hall End Action Group and sent to the HEAG.c/o Hall End Cottage, Hall End, GL12 8PD
Make sure we have your contact details (email preferred as this is cheaper).
What can we do about it ?
We have been advised by a planning consultant that we need to fight TWO issues.
- Planning application PK08/2703/F
South Gloucestershire County Council have approved this ridiculous proposal. We are raising a judicial review to challenge this decision - South Gloucestershire Gypsy and Traveller Development Plan Document (DPD)
- consultation on this officially started on 6-Nov-2008 and lasts for 12 weeks. There were 3 "exhibitions" offered by the council, all have now been held. An additional 2 sites have been earmarked within 2 miles of Homefield. Fast money for the landowners, concerned if they can get their site accepted, but totally inconsiderate to the community.