Dear Local Resident,
Cllr Bernard McGuin and Almondbury Ward Candidate Collins Ibor would like to Thank you for signing the “Do you want to Protect Castle Hill?” petition. 3,788 local residents have now signed the petition. Please continue to share this petition with your friends via email, Facebook and Twitter if you have not already done so.
Work on a new cafe & visitor centre for Castle Hill is set to begin within over a year. This is because planning permission was granted by Kirklees Council for the Thandi Brothers over 3 years ago. The Council has laid down strict instructions on construction.
Historic England have confirmed it had "yet to receive a Scheduled Monument Consent application from the developer".
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. It seems with Kirklees Council ploughing ahead, that only Historic England can stop this.
I 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 Greenbelt land on Castle Hill.
The destruction of the original pub 19 years ago was caused by breaking planning law. Kirklees Council are allowing the 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 am grateful to my Son Robert McGuin who has helped me with this petition and campaign.
Thank You
Cllr Bernard McGuin & Collins Ibor -Almondbury Ward
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