Cllr Bernard McGuin & Robert McGuin - Castle Hill Update

Cllr Bernard McGuin & Robert McGuin say "Thank You" to 3,747 local resident have now signed this petition. Please sign & share if you already haven't done so.

This petition created by my son Robert McGuin on behalf of myself ,has been sent to Historic England and they are currently "yet to receive a Scheduled Monument Consent application from the developer". 

As local residents are still signing this petition, we are still keeping the petition active. Please share this petition with your friends via email, Facebook and Twitter if you have not already done so. 

Kirklees Council passed the Thandis application despite overwhelming objections from local residents but Historic England has not given permission to build on Castle Hill.

Kirklees Council Conservation Team, Huddersfield Civic Society, Council for British Archaeology, Castle Hill Associates, Holme Valley and Kirkburton parish councils all oppose this scheme.

I know Historic England objected to Castle Hill being built on when the planning application was submitted to Kirklees Council on the basis that "critical information relating to the identification and delivery of the public benefits from this proposal" was missing from the Thandis' application.

We agree with Historic England current stance of not giving Scheduled Monument Consent to build on a national monument, on greenbelt in the proximity of a listed building: Victoria Tower.

Work on a new cafe & visitor centre for Castle Hill is set to begin within 3 years. This is because planning permission was granted by Kirklees Council for the Thandi Brothers about 23 months ago. The Council has  laid down strict instructions on construction.

We will continue to campaign for you and local residents against Kirklees Council allowing the building of a Restaurant/Hotel: the design of which looks more like a “McDonalds” branch in green belt land on Castle Hill. The design looks nothing like the original Pub. 

The destruction of the original pub 18 years ago was caused by breaking planning law. Kirklees Council passed an application to build on a national monument next to the listed historic building Castle Hill. There are consequences for wildlife, parking provisions, road access and local environment if this is allowed to go ahead. 

I campaigned for the barrier up at Castle Hill to stop the anti-social behaviour at night such as dogging, noise, fires, fireworks, littering etc. The gate is now up and is closing at night. Feedback from Friends of Castle Hill group has shown that the barrier has reduced considerably the amount litter on the Hill. What will happen to the barrier if the plans go ahead?

P.S No building work can start unless Historic England give scheduled Monument consent. Huddersfield Civic Society described the development as "wholly inappropriate" and are continuing to lobby Historic England. So again please share this petition if you have not done so. It seems with Kirklees Council ploughing ahead, that only Historic England can stop this now.

Thank You
Cllr Bernard McGuin - Almondbury Ward Councillor
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