VILLAGERS in Feckenham angry at plans for a permanent camp for travellers have come up with a list of objections to the scheme.
Residents have formed an action committee to oppose the county council's proposal to put a 15-pitch site at the electricity sub-station in Rockhill Lane.
They have even suggested a more suitable site for the camp away from Feckenham.
The committee's points of objection included:
l Feckenham is an established conservation area
lThe county has already resisted the development of new homes .
l The small village school would be crowded with the travellers' children
l Closeness to the electrical equipment is dangerous, especially for children
Mr Douglas Rushdon, who called the committee meeting, said: ''Villagers are wholeheartedly opposed to the traveller's site.
"Feckenham is a conservation area which is not appropriate for the camp. Both the borough and county councils have always taken a strict line on planning matters to ensure the character of the village remains unspoilt."
He said that if the county's reaction were unfavourable he would launch a petition.
A county council spokesman said the two and a half-acre site was one of 13 earmarked for development of a camp for travellers.
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