A planning application has been submitted to North East
Derbyshire District Council as follows:
Planning application 16/00254/OL – 12 Pitch Traveller
Site, off 21 Mansfield Road, High Moor, Killamarsh.
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As the Chair of Residents Against Greenbelt Erosion (R.A.G.E.) I
object to this application for the following reasons:
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1. The proposed site is located on Green Belt land and should be
judged as ‘inappropriate development’, which would be harmful to
the open, rural and undeveloped character of the Green Belt.
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2. There is no evidence of a ‘specifically identified need’ for a
traveller site in this location in respect of this application. There is
already a traveller site just over a mile away from this location at
Halfway, and another one has been identified in the Local Plan of
Rotherham MBC for Kiveton Park, two or three miles way (from
my examination of their Local Plan, unless this has been
amended).
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3. Green Belt boundaries should not be altered other than in
exceptional circumstances. This should be carried out via the
Local Plan for North East Derbyshire District Council. There was
no such alteration, or exceptional circumstances identified, in the
last draft plan for North East District Council, circulated for
comment last year.
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4. The last North East Derbyshire District Council Local Plan was
withdrawn from consideration because it was feared that it would
not be found to be ‘sound’ upon examination. One of the issues
raised was that there should be a fundamental view of the Green
Belt surround Killamarsh (and other areas) to assess whether any
alterations to the Green Belt were required. Any pre-emptive
granting of planning permission for a site within the Green Belt
will negate the whole point of a fundamental review and may
compromise any future coherent plan.
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Objections to the planning application can still be submitted
to North East Derbyshire District Council and I am happy for
the points raised in my objection to be used.
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Paul Johnson
Chair
Residents Against Greenbelt Erosion (R.A.G.E.)