The picturesque green fields on the northwest edge of Stamford are facing an imminent threat from a planning application for 250 new homes.

The communities of Stamford and Great Casterton have long cherished these fields and the beautiful adjoinging cemetery as a green place for walking, relaxation, and connection with nature. 

South Kesteven District Council has already rejected allocating this site for development in its revised Local Plan, but the landowner - the Cecil Estate Family Trust - and the developers - Ashberry Strategic Land Ltd - appear determined to press ahead and build on it.

There are currently sites in Stamford with planning permission already granted for another 2,500+ homes. Stamford is already bearing its share of the burden of new housing. We do not need to be building on one of the very few greenfield sites remaining within the town's boundaries.

This proposed development is unwelcome, unnecessary and inappropriate.

Please join us in protecting this from development. Sign this petition to voice your opposition and join us in calling for this proposal to be withdrawn now and for ever.