"known as Mount Crushmore will start shortly, the district council has announced".

Just like the god knows how many times we were promised 'work will begin on the site next month' before the developers went pop!

Why dont the council use the rubble for something useful, like a multi-billion pound skate park that looks like a concrete jungle??

Oh no, i'm sorry, we've already had that havent we.

How about they get their backsides in gear and give Trowbridge a cinema?? I mean the county town of Trowbridge and doesn't even have a cinema...but does have a pile of rubble!!!!

Why don't they just put a sign on the gate saying
"Free hardcore, take what you want"

Mt Crushmore would be gone in a week or two.

Why does the council have to announce that they are clearing the site as news? when they just ought to get on with it, every other city or town are building lovely new shopping centres and are actually doing something about it BUT trowbridge!

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT IN MY LIFE TIME PLEASE!
I have lived in Trowbridge all my life and when has the council ever worked for the people to make the town look great and have activities for all ages, if l want to go out for anything l have to go out of Trowbridge even for an English meal, l am fed up with it as my whole family, so l would imagine l am not the only one!!!

the travellers at semington are doing a new road or expanding.looks like they have had a couple of loads already, surely the contactors can take it there. especially with deisel being so expensive. funny how that work started whilst the council were on bank hols. sounds familiar!!!!!!

matmite wrote:
the travellers at semington are doing a new road or expanding.looks like they have had a couple of loads already, surely the contactors can take it there. especially with deisel being so expensive. funny how that work started whilst the council were on bank hols. sounds familiar!!!!!!

Heres where these gypsies have been before.
They make a living out of making every normal tax payers life hell.

009240/BUL: Boundary Paddock, Withybrook Road, Bulkington.
Change of use to private caravan site for one family with associated W.C./shower block and stables

Applicant: Patrick Ward



Neighbours Notified:
1, 3, 5, 7, 13-23 (odd), 25/27, 29-49, 2-20 (even) (odd), Arbury Farm Bungalow, Boundary Farm, The Elms, Arbury House Farm, Withybrook Road; 67-73 (odd), Ryton Farm Bungalow, Wolvey Road; 7-12 (inc.) & 14 Moreland Close ; 7 Alderbrook Drive
Letters of Objection:
1,6,8,10.16.17.18.31
.33.39 and 45 Withybrook Road; Four Oaks, 26, 6,32,35,37a, 38 Hall Grounds Farm, Long Street; 1,9,22,28,30,54,65,7
3 Wolvey Road; 87,89,90,93,105,104 Coventry Road; 6 5a, 7a, 18, 38 Leyland Road; 25,29 Nuneaton Road; 12 Stafford Close; 39,41,46,86 Amberley Avenue; 1Hemsworth Drive; 41,45 Bedworth Close ; 28,30,45,56 Weston Lane; 4 All Saints Close, Withybrook ; 52,62,Cleveland Road; 10 Brampton Way; 7 Alderbrooke Drive; 1,4,10 Severn Road; 2,5,7 Trent Road; 2,3,36,58 Tamar Road; 3,36,46 Lancing Road; 3 Dingley Road; 5 Findon Close; 1,11 Mersey Road; 21,52,55 Barbridge Road; 6,7,Bramcote Close; 2 Farndon Close; 37, Warwick Green; 10, 40,Benn Road; 2 Neale Close 14 Barnacle Lane; 3 Firleigh Drive; 7 Thames Close. 38 anonymous letters.

Petition with 964 signatures.

(1) Setting a precedent for other families to move onto the site.

(2) Land is Green Belt and should not be used for development.

(3) Previous appeals decided land should not be used for such use.

(4) Not in keeping with Local Plan for the area

(5) Concerned about how family restriction would be used and enforced.

(6) Other Gypsy sites in the area so no need for this one

(7) Other land in the Green Belt is refused planning permission for development this should be the same.

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009240 Contd.

(8) Increase in traffic on Withybrook Road.
(9) Would be a waste of the money spent on getting them off the site to allow this application.

(10) There are vacancies at Griff.

(11) Some works to site including making a gate to Withybrook Road have already been done.

(12) Object to buildings in Green Belt.

Bill Olner MP (1) Land is within the Green Belt and should be restored to its former status.

County Councillor (1) Land is within the Green Belt in the Local

Todner Plan for the area.

(2) Development here would affect the open character of the area.

(3) Application is against PPG2 as it does not demonstrate special circumstances for allowing development in the Green Belt.

(4) The travellers have demonstrated no special housing need.

(5) Independent Inspector has already ruled that there should not be development on this land.

Relevant Policies: Planning Policy Guidance Note 2: Green Belts

Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Second Deposit Local Plan 2002 - H13 Traveller Sites


Background

The Ward family are traditional gypsies. The family comprises of Patrick Ward his wife Susan Johnson and their 5 children. A sixth daughter who herself has 2 children resides with them in the summer months and visits regularly during the winter months. The family were original residents of the Wolvey Road site and resided on the Griff site for 10 years. The family have been declared as unintentionally homeless, eligible for assistance and in priority need of accommodation under the Housing Act 1996 as amended. Cabinet has considered reports on this matter and a verbal update will be given to members at the meeting.

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009240 Contd.

Since being evicted at the end of June from the Wolvey Road site the family have stopped on many unauthorised places. They are currently residing on a car park in Bulkington Village Centre.
Mr and Mrs Ward are both receiving medical treatment from their GP and are registered at a local practice. The Doctor considers that Susan has a great need for a lawful site as she is suffering from depression chest pains and anaemia. Since being evicted from Wolvey Road one of their daughters has taken an overdose of prescription drugs.

It has been difficult for the family to maintain access to schooling. Three of the children attend schools in the Bulkington area.

RECOMMENDATION: Refusal

Reason for Recommendation of Refusal:

1. (i) The site is located within the Green Belt (as defined by Policy GD6 of the Warwickshire Structure Plan 1996 –2011) where inappropriate development is to be restricted in accordance with the guidance contained in Planning Policy Guidance Note 2- Green Belts (January 1995)

(ii) Planning Policy Guidance 2 – Green Belts January 1995 is also a material consideration and paragraph 3.12 states:
3.12 The statutory definition of development including engineering and other operations and the making of any material change in the use of the land. The carrying out of such operations and the making of material changes in the use of land are inappropriate development unless they maintain openness and do not conflict with the purposes of including land in the Green Belt.

(iii) Circular 1/94 Gypsy Sites and Planning is applicable to the development and within paragraph 13 it is stated that:

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009240 Contd.
Gypsy Sites are not regarded as being among those uses of land, which are normally appropriate in Green Belts.

(iv) The proposal is contrary to Policy GD6, Planning Policy Guidance Note 2 and Circular 1/94 in that it constitutes inappropriate development within the Green Belt and there are insufficient very special circumstances to justify a departure from the policy to allow a private gypsy caravan site on the land.

(v) The proposal will have an adverse impact on the open character of this part of the Green Belt and will result in the encroachment of development into open countryside.


Try and find more info on this gobby troublemaker and post it wherever you can.

Warwickshire council managed to get rid of him.... WCC failed.

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Alledgedly he was also the spokesman for a group of around 200 gypsies in the warwick area.

He's not stupid, knows how to play the system and committed blatent crime in my eyes knowingly... or premeditated as they say.