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Parish plans next move in fight to save Barnt Green fields
Posted on January 10 2012 at 10:00:17 1 comments
Barnt Green Parish Council is to hold a special meeting on Monday to discuss its next move after outline planing permission was granted to bulldoze the fields behind the Barnt Green Inn.
Around 200 villagers attended the Bromsgrove planning committee meeting where councillors decided to give Banner Homes the go-ahead for 88 new homes on the site beside Fiery Hill Road.
The parish council says the decision flies in the face of public feelings because it will change forever the character of Barnt Green.
Parish clerk Roger Westbury told The Village a members-only meeting was being held on Monday to decide on the council’s response.
One option was to seek a judicial review of the decision, he explained, but this would be very expensive and the council would need financial backing from villagers.
The parish has been talking to a newly formed Barnt Green residents association to explore any ways of pursuing this route jointly.
Failing that, the parish will be left with the task of fighting over the design and density of the new development to try to get the best for the village on a site it regards as highly sensitive and visible.
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Comment posted by danielle rowland
from barnt green on January 24 2012 at 4:56:53
Perhaps people should start thinking about the people who need those homes and make sure that they are going to people that are from Barnt Green.
I know a lot of people think that there is no demand for housing in the area but believe me there is.
I think that the important thing is to make sure that a local lettings policy is applied so that they are not allowed to be let to anyone who does not have a strong local connection to the village.
This would be anyone who already lives in the village in inadequate housing, people who have immediate family in the village and people who work in the village.
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