Petition- Wincobank/Sandstone Road (Sheffield)

Please find below details of a public meeting to raise awareness of the Sandstone Road planning application. 

 

Local residents are delivering leaflets but we would very much appreciate your help in publicising this event and would be pleased if you could also attend. 

 

Sandstone Forum Residents Association and Friends of Wincobank Hill invite you to a Public Meeting 7 - 8pm on Monday 23rd January 2012 at The Forum 59 Sandstone Rd, Sheffield S9 1AF on Sandstone Road, to discuss the implications of the proposed new development at the end of Sandstone Road.  

 

Many local residents are not aware that this proposal has now been re- submitted for approval having been rejected twice before.

 

All who have an interest are encouraged to look at the proposals on  www.sheffield.gov.uk/planning and make comments before the extended deadline of 1st February 2012.

The Application Reference Number is 11/03972/FUL 

 

You can view a paper copy of the application at Howden House, but you must make arrangements in advance by contacting the Records team on  (0114) 20 39183  (0114) 20 39183.  If you prefer to comment in writing please send your letter to the Howard Baxter, Planning Officer, Howden House, 1 Union Street, Sheffield, S1 2SH 

Application Reference: 11/03972/FUL

Proposal:	Erection of 22 dwelling houses and 4 apartments including associated car parking and landscaping
Location:	Land To The Rear Of 21 To 99, Beacon Road And Land Adjoining 131 Sandstone Road, Sheffield, S9 1AB,

 

 

Many thank for your help and support

 

Penny 

http://www.wincobankhill.btck.co.uk 

Via Sheffield Forum

Save Roman Southwell - Heritage park plan proposed

A rival planning application has been submitted for a site in Southwell that contains Roman remains believed to be of national importance.

Mr Trevor Wight, of Southwell Heritage Trust (centre) and Mr John Lock, of Southwell Community Archaeology Group (right) presents the petition to district councillor, Mr Peter Harris. (011111JT1-10)

Southwell Heritage Trust has submitted an application to create a heritage park on the former Church Street site of the Minster School to Newark and Sherwood District Council.

The district council’s planning committee is due to discuss an application for 29 homes on the site, submitted by the landowner Caunton Properties Limited, on Tuesday. It is recommended for approval.

Mr Roger Dobson, chairman of Southwell Town Council and a member of the heritage trust, said the group strongly felt that the heritage park plans were the best way forward for the site.

The plans would see the area left as an open space with interpretation boards giving the history of the site and what it would have looked like.

Mr Dobson said: “It would mean that the site would be open with no housing on it, so there would be an opportunity in the future for further investigation and further excavation.

“Through successive excavations, the story of the origins of Southwell has slowly come to be revealed.

“With only about 10% of the site having being excavated it is reasonable to believe that further excavations could be expected to fill in some of the gaps in Southwell’s early history.

“Clearly there would also be some tourism potential because the site would be open for people to visit and it could also be used as an educational resource.

“We want to show that it is a nationally important site.”

Although the heritage trust does not own the Church Street site, they are legally able to submit a planning application for the land.

The trust has been actively opposing the application for homes.

On Tuesday a petition against the housing development, containing 3,000 signatures, was presented to the district council.

Mr Dobson said: “We feel very strongly that there is no need for housing on that site because we have got sites in the town that could be developed so there is absolutely no need for houses there.

“Also, there should not be any housing at all in that location because it is an outstanding area of heritage.

“It should be retained as a heritage park for the best interests of the town.”

An exhibition featuring the history and some of the archaeological finds unearthed on Church Street began in Southwell Minster yesterday.

The exhibition will include Roman plaster recently rediscovered in the minster.

From: http://www.newarkadvertiser.co.uk/articles/news/Heritage-park-plan-proposed

News - English forest sell-off put on hold (location not Specified)

Sales of 15% of England's publicly owned forests are to be put on hold while the criteria for selling them are re-examined, the government said today.

The move follows widespread criticism of proposals by ministers to offload the remaining 85% of England's public forest estate to timber companies, charities and local communities.

The proposed sales of 15% of the forests announced in last year's spending review will not go ahead until a review aimed at "significantly" strengthening the protections given to the woodlands is completed, the environment secretary, Caroline Spelman, said.

Reacting to the government's announcement, David Babbs, executive director of campaign group 38 Degrees said:"It's welcome news that our people-powered campaign has pushed the government to postpone the start of the sell-off for at least a few months. But if David Cameron hopes the fuss will now die down, he's going to be disappointed.

"We will keep up the pressure as long as the government is still pushing through a law that allows them to sell-off up to 100% of our forests. If Cameron really wants to show that he is listening, he will now stop pushing through the legal changes that pave the way for privatisation. As long as those laws are being pushed through, our forests are still in danger."

Some 493,680 people have now signed the petition against the sell-off. Campaigners hope to hit half a million signatories in the coming days.

From: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/feb/11/english-forest-sell-off-on-hold

A small victory for the people of this country but really not good enough 15% of ALL the land the DemCon government are selling to be put on hold!, There will still be more loop-holes the government will hope to negotiate in order to dispose of its assets.  Hopefully next weeks Doncaster Libraries proposals will meet the same fate