🛑 URGENT: Sign the Petition to Stop the RAF Barnham Development 🛑

Hi everyone, I have started an online petition demanding that West Suffolk Council rejects the proposed large-scale accommodation plans at RAF Barnham. Our rural community simply does not have the infrastructure to support this.

Under Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, the council has a strict legal obligation to ensure community safety and prevent anti-social behaviour. Placing a massive, isolated development on an unlit rural site alongside the busy A134 corridor—with zero public transport or pavements—completely fails this legal duty.

Our local GPs, dental surgeries, and emergency services are already operating at capacity. We cannot allow this to go through without a formal objection.

👇 PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE 

PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY • ENFORCE SECTION 17

The Ministry of Defence has targeted RAF Barnham for an unsuitable, large-scale development to house asylum seekers on our border. We must stand together to demand that local authorities fulfill their legal duties, protect local infrastructure, and preserve our rural community.

WHY WE SAY NO:

❌ Section 17 Legal Breach: Under Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, the local planning authority has a strict statutory duty to prevent crime and disorder in our area. This isolated, unlit site lacks the policing infrastructure to guarantee community safety.
❌ Overburdened Public Services: Our local GPs, schools, and emergency services are already stretched to the limit and cannot cope with a sudden influx.
❌ Isolation & Poor Infrastructure: RAF Barnham is a remote military site with zero adequate transport links, making it entirely unsuitable for large-scale housing.
❌ Zero Local Consultation: Decisions are being forced upon residents without transparency or respect for our villages.    

We need   west Suffolk council  to consider these concerns democratic.services@westsuffolk.gov.uk