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Councillors throw out plans for 42 homes in Pershore
12:03pm Friday 1st March 2013 in News By Freya Leng
Councillors throw out plans for 42 homes in Pershore
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build 43 houses in Pershore have been put on hold after they were thrown out by planners.
Wychavon District Council’s planning committee unanimously voted against the reserved matters application for land at Allesborough Farm, Allesborough Hill at their meeting yesterday.
The application put forward by Redrow Homes was seeking approval of appearance, layout, access, landscaping and scale following the inspector’s decision to allow outline permission at appeal.
But the mix of three, four and five bedroom homes along with three new access points to the site off Salter’s Lane failed to find favour with the committee who went along with the officer’s recommendation for refusal.
Councillor Charles Tucker, Pershore ward member, said it was an inappropriate development for the outskirts of Pershore.
“This would be more appropriate for the outskirts of Solihull,” he said. “We’re not looking at something that extends or enhances Pershore at all.
“A development of this sort should be aiming to enhance the community and create an inclusive development within the community.
“This does not do so. It creates a segregated development of commuter housing. Where will all these commuters go and where will they shop? Will they have anything to do with the outskirts of Pershore? It will create a ghetto of affordable housing and I think that’s totally wrong.”
Councillor Val Wood, fellow ward councillor, added: “It’s an urban development in a rural setting. Despite talks with the developers no notice has been taken at all.”
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old misery
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4:36pm Fri 1 Mar 13
Landy44
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5:37pm Fri 1 Mar 13
If we controlled immigration we wouldn't need so many new houses. If we also dealt with the problem of the thousands of empty houses up and down the country, we'd need even less again.
We have become a very wasteful society that doesn't like to tidy up after ourselves or recycle - Oh sure the council will promote rubbish recycling, but what about all those empty houses out there.
Unfortunately the genie is out of the bottle with immigration, and is set to lay waste to us further in coming years. Once the bones have been picked clean and the country is bankrupt the hordes will go elsewhere.
To clarify - I am not against imigration itself: Anyone who can come and usefully contribute to our society and pay their way is welcome. Unfortunately, we've left the door open for every freeloader, skiver, scam artist and bottom feeder and they know it and work the system.
We DO NOT need new houses for these people. We need to control immigration and frankly if Europe doesn't like it they can go hang.
More Tea Vicar says...
2:28pm Fri 1 Mar 13
Housing on greenfield sites, aimed at catering for an increased population, is so wrong, and the politicians should be ashamed. None of them mention it in their literature, all hide behind the mantra that we 'need' affordable housing, which the SWDP won't provide.