Object
Gypsy and Traveller Site Options
Representation ID: 52604
Received: 28/06/2013
Respondent: Mr Colin Morley
Supporter of FRoG. Wants to protect the Green Belt from inappropriate development.
Including the Kites Nest Lane site as an option is wrong given previous applications for planning permission were refused and both have been resisted by WDC at appeal. The inappropriateness of the site was identified by first appeal Inspector and reiterated by WDC and FRoG at the current appeal.
Seeks assurances that: the Kites Nest Lane site was only included because it was suggest through the "Call for Sites"; Kites Nest Lane "option" should not be considered as a viable option for traveller and gypsy site; and list of sites proposed by FRoG is reconsidered and included in the consultation document.
I am a supporter of FRoG. I want to protect the Green Belt from inappropriate development.
The "WDC Gypsy and Traveller Sites Options for Consultation" document includes the Green Belt site at Kites Nest Lane in Beausale as an option for Gypsy and Traveller Sites. Its inclusion is very wrong given that in the past three years two applications for planning permission as a traveller site have been refused.
The inappropriateness of the site is clearly identified in the report of the Inspector from the first appeal and in the submissions made by WDC and FRoG in the context of the current appeal.
I look forward to hearing from you urgently and receiving your personal assurances that:
* the Kites Nest Lane site was included not because it is deemed suitable, but only because it was suggested in response to a public "Call for Sites";
* the executive shall recommend that the Kites Nest Lane "option" should not be considered as a viable option as a traveller and gypsy site; and
* you shall ensure that the list of sites proposed by FRoG is reconsidered and that they are included in the consultation paper.