Update From Shedfield Parish Council
To residents and business owners in the villages of Shedfield, Shirrell Heath and Waltham Chase,
Re: Planning application 20/01483/HCS at Five Oaks Farm, Winchester Road, Shedfield SO32 2HS – Deadline for Comments 15 March 2021.
The above proposal was made to Hampshire County Council (HCC) by T J Transport Ltd in July 2020. It is described as ‘the winning and working of up to 230,000 tonnes of soft sand with phased working and restoration through backfilling with up to 435,000 tonnes of clean inert waste/materials, associated internal access routes, plant and infrastructure’.
Shedfield Parish Council evaluated the proposal and the impact that this application would have on our community if it was successful. Our council decided, on the community’s behalf, to robustly object to the application. Alongside our response, nearby parish councils have expressed their objection to HCC together with hundreds of residents from not only our own parish but other alarmed villages. There is a serious concern with the development of a quarry at this location.
We assessed at an early stage that we needed to appoint a planning consultant. The company has been guiding us along with analysing the application and providing an expert opinion on how to proceed. In September last year, our robust objection was submitted. In December 2020, HCC requested further information from the applicant. The applicant’s response was received in early February 2021. It is currently being scrutinised by our council and other consultees.
We need to provide our further comment to HCC by the 15th March 2021. We are currently working hard and forming our response and you will be able to read this shortly after our submission, on the application site at HCC.
Many of you will already have submitted your objection last year. All those that commented at the time, should have been contacted by HCC and made aware that you now have another opportunity to express your view by the 15th March 2021.
So, what is the next stage to protect our parish?
We have recently received more guidance from our planning consultant and we shall again submit a comprehensive objection on behalf of the parish. We would invite you to visit the planning application on Hampshire County Council’s web site: https://planning.hants.gov.uk/ApplicationDetails.aspx...
Please also read the latest information from our planning expert and this can be found on our website to allow you to consider any further comment that you may wish to make: https://www.shedfieldparishcouncil.org.uk/.../Detail.aspx...
You too have an opportunity to make your important view known before the 15th March 2021.
Jo Fox
Shedfield Parish Clerk
clerk@shedfieldparishcouncil.org.uk
www.shedfieldparishcouncil.org.uk
01329830060
07918623009
Shedfield Parish Office, Upper Church Road Shedfield SO32 2JB
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