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WaingrovesThe Waingroves Build This build is for 98 houses, which will bring an extra, estimated 636 car journeys a day, onto a road that is gridlocked at least 4 times a day The builder is Peveril Homes, application number AVA/2011/0528 Join us on facebook or twitter www.facebook.com/supportourstruggle www.twitter.com/AmberValleySOS
The Second Proposed Waingroves Build http://www.coppicefarm.co.uk/ This proposed build is for a further 420 houses and connects Waingroves to Ripley and Marehay taking virtually ALL of the open greenfield space Speech made on 17 October 2011, Planning Board Speech made by Sylvia Mason
There are lots of reasons that the build on the fields at Waingroves is NOT a good idea
Most have been mentioned at the site meeting, by letter and even here
The water issue, the schools, the traffic, the risk to the emergency services, AVBC’s under designated recreational areas, the congestion and the list goes on and on
Lets look at the positive side for a moment, There will be on offer a football pitch, mmmmm, now we have one of those just over the fields at Codnor with plenty of parking spaces, easy access, all it lacks is a changing rooms area
What about the allotments, mmmmm, they are building on the Codnor ones at the moment, could be this is what would be the next step for this build??
So what exactly is this build, it is in fact a departure from the local plan, most locals have no idea what this means so I would like to highlight a few points about this, under the old system, we point out what is wrong with this and the Council officers in planning meetings influencing decisions working with the developer to assist them with overcoming any objections the have been put forwards and NOT working with the community who’s life it is affecting, who know the current situation…..
Would we fare better under the new National Planning Policy Framework? It would have to put into practice the Duty to Cooperate Neighbourhood Planning and other changes. The draft framework sets out important issues to think about when local councils and Communities make plans for, and decide, what new development should take place.
Thinking through these important issues will help communities enjoy a better quality of life, both now and in the future. The Localism Bill will place a new Duty to Cooperate on the councils. The Duty means that local councils should work together with other public bodies, on planning issues that impact beyond local boundaries. The Draft Framework puts into practice the Duty to Cooperate
The Draft Framework sets out a new tool for local communities to protect the green areas that are very special and important to them. They can save local green space land to be protected that is important to local life because
It has natural beauty
It has important history
It is important for sport and entertainments
It is tranquil or calming
It is rich in wildlife
The area is between two local boundaries Waingroves and Codnor,
It HAS natural beauty
It HAS important history being by name part of what was known s Codnor Common going back to 1832
It HAS been important for sport and entertainment
It IS tranquil and calming
It IS rich in wildlife
I ask you to listen to the community, as the Council Officers seem to work to dismiss objections and push it through for the developer, and NOT for the communities benefit as a whole
I ask the planning board to reject this application and the departure from the adopted local plan at this time, so that the residents in the future, in Waingroves and Codnor can have under the new National Planning Policy Framework greater choice to decide the look and feel of the place that they love and to influence decisions which might affect them through local and neighbourhood plans
GREATER RIPLEY
DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN RIPLEY, CODNOR AND
WAINGROVES - GR3
Pros
• This would not involve development within the Green Belt
• The site is relatively close to Ripley town centre
• There are no formal environmental, landscape or historical
designations
Cons
• Highway infrastructure constraints
• Without careful design, development in this location could
lead to the coalescence of Ripley with Codnor and/or Waingroves,
which has been strongly resisted in the past.
• The site is not near a railway station
• The land is well used by local residents for informal
recreation
Peverel Developers appeal
Reasons 1 & 2 – Contrary to Policy EN1 and H5 of the Amber Valley Borough Local Plan 2006
Refusal 3 – Proposal would be contrary to the recommendations of the Inspector (Objections to the Amber Valley Local Plan) Two planning appeals relating to the site within the green belt and the Council did not provide evidence as to why it should attach any particular designation. Notwithstanding the passage of time there has been no evidence put forward to suggest that this land should attract any special designation The views of the previous Inspectors are considered material in that some development would be compatible with maintaining the separation of the two communities The site can accommodate development and secure an area of separation in perpetuity controlled by the Council The above represents the outlines of the grounds of Appeal. A public Inquiry is sought when a Statement of Common Grounds, Statement of Case and Proof will be presented for cross examination
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