Update from SPC:
Planning Application 20/01483/HCS: Five Oaks Farm, Shedfield, SO32 2HS
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 (inclusive of reinstatement of material from original extraction), associated internal access routes, plant and infrastructure at Five Oaks Farm, Winchester Road, Shedfield, SO32 2HS
https://planning.hants.gov.uk/Planning/Display/20/01483/HCS
Shedfield Parish Council (SPC) would like to thank all those who have assisted in the campaign against the planning application for sand excavation at Five Oaks Farm in Shedfield.
SPC has worked closely with residents and concerned members of the public. This application is likely to have an adverse impact on our community for many years and for this reason SPC has employed professional consultants to assist in our fight.
We have put forward a very strong and robust argument for Hampshire County Council (HCC) to reject the application. Following consultation with our professional consultants, SPC has agreed upon 11 speakers who will represent all our views at the Regulatory Committee hearing on 19thOctober 2022. We are confident that we have covered all the most important issues.
By now some of you will have received an update from Hampshire County Council asking whether you would like to speak at the Regulatory Committee hearing. SPC requests that you do not take up this option. The reason for this is that the time period for speaking will be split between all those wishing to speak, with the potential outcome that the time allowed for the SPC experts to speak on your behalf would be diminished. Obviously, this is a difficult request to make of everyone who has helped with the fight, enabling us to successfully progress to this stage.
On the evening of Tuesday 11th October 2022 HCC planning officers will issue a report detailing whether they support or reject the Five Oaks application. SPC will then meet to plan the best way forward to continue our fight against this application. SPC will have to put forward all our arguments as even if the HCC planning officers recommend rejection, the Regulatory Committee may still decide to approve the application. The meeting will be live on HCC media platform and the details of the link will be shared by HCC nearer the time.
Notes:
1 The Regulatory Committee deals with planning, rights of way, common land and related environmental licensing matters. They can accept or reject the planning officers’ recommendations.
2 HCC planning officers provide details of their assessments and recommendations of planning applications to the Regulatory Committee.
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