Bloor Appeal to rejected planning application, also impacts on the Warren Rd access

This appeal also impacts on the Warren Rd access which will be the ONLY access for at least 6 years from the central and western parcels. Hence all HGV construction traffic will run past the schools - estimated at one every 4 minutes.

From Peter Norman of Say No to Sandleford,
Bloor Homes appeal against rejection of latest planning application

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Bloor Homes Appeal

Now an apology, many of you will have received a note several weeks ago regarding the Bloor Homes Appeal and yet have heard nothing from us about it. I'm afraid that is down to me and my attention being on other matters. However this is a very important stage of the process and we need to make sure that Bloor are not successful with their appeal, and use it as an opportunity to bring matters before the Planning Inspector that the Council seem keen to bypass through revisions they are bringing in under their Local Plan Review.

Importantly for us is the provision to make Warren Road an all vehicular access route to any development and the other is the expansion of land to be considered part of the development footprint to include San Foin to allow Mark Norgate to develop up to 500 homes under his portion of the development. Both the moves need to be resisted.

How to comment / raise concerns:
However our more immediate concern is the appeal itself and the deadline for submissions is Wednesday 24th February. If you have already commented on the planning application 20/01238/OUTMAJ then your comments will be considered as part of the Planning Inspector's review - however we would urge you to re-submit emphasising those points that you feel are of most concern.

Note this is Bloor Homes appeal so it is only about their 1,000 planned homes to the North and Central portions of the site, however it is pertinent to bring out points regarding access points to the west of the site in particular the use of Warren Road and the phasing of the Central portion of the site as to when the Bridge will be built that brings the site together.
Until such time the Central portion traffic can only exit via the proposed route via Warren Road which is highly contentious locally not least of which is because it is a footpath over which the developer has no proven rights of way. Moreover the approval of the site as a strategic site by the planning inspector specified that the development would be considered as a whole so that it would not lead to piecemeal development as now being proposed by Bloor Homes.

Alternative way of raising concerns:
PLEASE NOTE: even if you did not submit a response to the original application you can still submit to the appeals process and we would urge you to do so:

The Appeal Reference is APP/W0340/W/20/3265460

If you wish to make comments, or modify/withdraw your previous representation, you can do so online at https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk or by emailing alison.dyson@planninginspectorate.gov.uk If you do not have access to the internet, you can send your comments to:

Alison Dyson
The Planning Inspectorate
Temple Quay House
2 The Square
Bristol
BS1 6PN

However the deadline is the 24th February, anything submitted after this date will be returned and not considered as part of the process.

Documents available:
The appeal documents can be inspected at the Council's Market Street offices during normal working hours or via the Council's website https://info.westberks.gov.uk/planning Click on 'View Planning Applications' and search for the related planning case using the 'Application Reference' quoted above.

Also please note the subsequent documents Bloor Homes agents have submitted to support their appeal that can be found here: ​Folder iconWheatcroft Consultation

Should you wish to make any comments in relation to this material, which the Appellants will ask the Inspector to consider as part of the Appeal, please do so in writing by the 22nd February 2021 by email to admin@lrmplanning.com with the reference "Sandleford Park". However we would suggest you also put your comments direct to the planning inspector.

Access to hearings:
Finally as a campaign group we are applying for direct representation at the hearing under what is called Rule 6 status. This gives us the opportunity to make our case direct to the Planning Inspector although how that is to be conducted under current lockdown restrictions is to be seen. We will be making a case to delay representations on such an important development for the town of Newbury until such time as they can be made in person and proper site visits conducted at a time when schools etc are back to normal.

That's it and apologies once more for not getting this information to you before.

All the best

Peter
Peter M Norman
Spokesperson
snts

peter@saynotosandleford.org.uk