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Postby Melisandre » Tue Feb 05, 2019 9:47 pm

By the time they finished we will be lucky if we will be able to fit a push bike on the roads which they don't take in to account the traffic this will create. Is nt Nuneaton taking up what we were told to build who ever in government planned all these houses to be built in such small towns should be sacked.
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Re: More than 700 homes planned for field land in Nuneaton

Postby dutchman » Thu Apr 18, 2019 4:32 am

775 homes to be REFUSED in Nuneaton

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A bid to build a mammoth 775 housing estate in Nuneaton is set to be rejected due to an ‘intolerable severe impact’ on the town’s roads.

Planners at Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council say the severity of the concerns raised by highways experts is one of the reasons why they think the development proposals for land off Weddington Road should be refused.

Gladman developers are behind the huge estate on land near to the disused railway in Weddington line up towards Caldecote.

It was in April last year that the firm revealed the plans, which also include a new shop and play area.

The company said that that the main access to the new site would come from a new five arm roundabout junction formed on Weddington Road.

ut access to the development and the impact on the road network appears to be the biggest sticking point.

According to a report, which will be discussed by members of the council’s planning committee, it says that bus firm Stagecoach has objected to the proposal as there is limited bus services in the area, there is no facility for buses to have a circular route within the site and they have therefore questioned the sustainability of the site.

It also states that Warwickshire County Council Highways objects to the overall impact of the development proposal.

“It is clear that in every scenario presented that there is a discernible impact,” the report states.

It says the applicant's transport consultants say that by supporting mitigation schemes in an Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) then the concerns can be resolved.

But the IDP is linked to the Borough Plan, which has yet to be rubber stamped by the council.

The Highways statement goes on: “The Highway Authority has therefore concluded that to enable this development a substantial upgrade and provision of additional highway infrastructure is required to enable the development to come forward.

“The Highway Authority therefore concludes that the impact on the operation of the highway network will be intolerable leading to significant operational and capacity issues which will have a severe impact upon the operation of the network.

"This in turn will have a detrimental impact on the safe operation of the network. The Highway Authority concludes that the development will have an intolerable impact upon the operation of the highway network, without clear mitigation measures and considers the impact will be severe in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework.

“It is therefore considered that as WCC Highways consider that as it has not been demonstrated that the development will not have significant impacts on the transport network (in terms of capacity and congestion), and on highway safety.

"This would result in an unacceptable impact on highway safety, and the residual cumulative impacts on the road network would be severe enough to warrant a recommendation of refusal.”

It is for this reason and others that officers are recommending that planning committee members reject the application.

Members of the council’s planning committee are set to make the final decision at a meeting at the Town Hall on Tuesday night (April 23).

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Re: More than 700 homes planned for field land in Nuneaton

Postby dutchman » Wed Jul 10, 2019 1:38 am

Developer to claim costs from residents opposing new homes

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Developers are seeking to claim what could be thousands of pounds from a group of Nuneaton residents fighting plans for 75 new homes.

It has been confirmed that Bellway are seeking costs from a group of six residents, including Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough councillor Keith Kondakor, who took part in a government planning inspector hearing to make a final decision about a development on the Long Shoot.

They formed what is legally known as a 'Rule 6 Party' and this made them an official party in the three-day hearing, which was held at the Town Hall.

The hearing was held into the proposal for another 75 homes on the existing Bellway development- something Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council had rejected twice.

But, in what has been described as a 'chilling attack on human rights', the developer has said it will seek to claim costs, which could spiral into thousands, from the 'Rule 6 Party' following the planning appeal.

The firm says the appeal could have been dealt in writing but the residents say it was their right to call for a hearing - and now they could be punished for it financially.

"Bellway wish to punish us for wanting the inquiry to go ahead, and asked the inquiry for residents group to pay for Bellway's cost for the period since May 8," explained Cllr Kondakor.

"That never happens - resident groups never get asked for costs as long as they do all the right stuff at the right time.

"They never asked for costs for having members of the public as witnesses."

He said that the planning enquiry process was ongoing and then, on May 8, they received correspondence from the planning inspector asking if the inquiry should go-ahead.

"I said 'yes' by return email and Bellway said 'yes' the week after," Cllr Kondakor said.

"The planning inspector never asked us to downgrade the inquiry to written statements, that was what Bellway wanted.

"The inspector fully respected our right to take part and the need to look at the impact of the Borough Plan.

"Charging Bellway costs to residents for objection would be a nationally significant breach of international conversation and seems unprecedented, chilling attack on our rights."

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Re: More than 700 homes planned for field land in Nuneaton

Postby rebbonk » Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:39 am

A little bit naughty I feel. This may well prevent others from speaking out due to fears of financial penalties.

Taking this to its logical conclusion, the biggest bank balance will always win. Buying justice! :lol:
Of course it'll fit; you just need a bigger hammer.
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Re: More than 700 homes planned for field land in Nuneaton

Postby dutchman » Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:37 pm

Something similar happened in Craven Street when local residents objected to a disused pub being turned into student flats. :fuming:
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Re: More than 700 homes planned for field land in Nuneaton

Postby dutchman » Tue Nov 12, 2019 9:42 pm

Residents win battle against Bellway development

People power has seen a national developer lose its appeal to build homes in Nuneaton.

A group of six residents, including Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough councillor Keith Kondakor, took on Bellway over its plans to build 75 houses on the Long Shoot.

They formed what is legally known as a 'Rule 6 Party' and this made them an official party in a three-day hearing, which was held at the Town Hall.

Bellway had appealed Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council's planning application committee's decision to reject the developer's application to build 75 homes on land north of Greendale Road, on its Royal Park development.

The residents decided to form the group to oppose the appeal and took on the developers' barristers during the hearing.

It was also called to the Secretary of State by the former Nuneaton MP and now Conservative parliamentary candidate Marcus Jones.

As a result, the Secretary of State agreed with the residents and said the planning appeal should be turned down.

The news has been welcomed by the super six residents according to Cllr Kondakor, who said: "This is a victory for people power, we feel very much vindicated that the concerns we raised about drainage, loss of biodiversity and the lack of school places and air quality had not been addressed by Bellway.

"They (Bellway) tried to seek costs from us but, because we won, not only do we not have to pay them, neither does the borough council.

"This was a combined effort, the rule six residents, the borough council rejecting the application and also the former MP for sending it to the secretary of state, no one should take the whole credit for it.

The councillor, who is standing for the Green Party in the General Election in December, concluded: "This does not protect the land forever, but it is a hugely important victory for the residents."

Marcus Jones, the town's former MP, said: "I'm pleased that I asked the Secretary of State to determine this and glad that he has made the right decision and refused planning permission. I'm delighted that a small number of residents who became Rule 6 participants in the process will not have to pay legal costs for the developer."

The firm could appeal the decision, which would have to be held at the High Court.

Coventry Live contacted Bellway and a spokesperson said that they were 'disappointed with the decision’.

Bellway could also re-submit a different plan for houses in the area.

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