Residents out in force against plans for Moor Lane Gypsy site - Cheshire

From wilmslow.co.uk

It was standing room only at last night's meeting of Wilmslow Town Council's Planning Committee.

Local residents filled the hall and corridor at Wilmslow Methodist Church on Monday, 26th November, to hear councillors discuss a second planning application to build a Gypsy site on green belt land to the north west of Moor Lane.

The new application is a resubmission of controversial plans which were refused in July, for one residential family pitch, a touring caravan and a utility/day room to provide facilities for stationed caravans and additional hard standing.

At last night's meeting the Planning Committee of Wilmslow Town Council recommended refusal of application 12/4247M on the following grounds:

The development represents inappropriate use of the green belt with no appropriate special circumstances identified.
The concerns as to the ecological impact of the development.
The potential increase in traffic and access problems on an already inappropriate road.
The lack of detail and ambiguous nature of the application.
The danger of setting a precedent for further green belt development.

The planning application, reference 12/4247M, can be viewed on the Cheshire East Council website.

The last date for submitting comments is 12th December and the application is expected to be discussed at a meeting of the Northern Planning Committee on Wednesday 19th December. A decision should be made by 1st January 2013.

The Council received over 600 letters objecting to the initial proposal (reference 12/1144M) and to date over 150 letters have been submitted regarding planning application 12/4247M.