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This WEBSITE is part of the Thundersley ,Daws Heath and Hadleigh HANDS OFF OUR GREENBELT ACTION GROUP.
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As the fight continues We need to display our Posters , Fill in the petition forms get friends and family to sign up we can add as we go. PEOPLE POWER WORKS SO LETS USE IT TO OUR ADVANTAGE |
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The Government through its East of England Plan 2004 charged all local councils to create a twenty year plan and imposed targets for housing and jobs by 2026. The 20 year plan is known as The Core Strategy which is basically a vision for the future of how our borough should develop. Part of this vision is to create 5000 houses and 2000 new jobs by 2026 which are the targets set by central government for our area. Historically Castle Point has 200 new houses built each year on Brownfield type sites. Over twenty years of normal output this would produce only 4000 houses, 1000 short of the Governments target. The Council has decided that they need between 1000 – 1500 houses and fifteen acres of industrial development to be built on greenbelt land over the next twenty years to cover the above shortfall. Having decided to build on greenbelt the Council looked at 46 prospective green sites throughout the Borough and marked them against a set of criteria given scores of between +8 and -6. The top scorers covering some 1500 homes and industrial areas have, therefore, been incorporated into The Core Strategy. Unfortunately for our area 750 of these homes and 10 acres of industrial area were allocated to the plot of land east of Rayleigh Road/north of Daws Heath Road and south of Stadium Way. Probably better known as the green fields from the new fire station, up Rayleigh Road, behind Asquith Gardens and Firfield Road coming out onto Daws Heath Road. When The Core Strategy was first published in August 08 showing the proposals for Daws Heath, local residents formed a group to protest against the plan. The Daws Heath Action Group, Hands Off Our Greenbelt, was formed and we have been fighting the proposals ever since.
We must stop any building on Daws Heath greenbelt to protect and preserve our community from this creeping development disease. We must use the eight week consultation period to our best advantage and ensure that our growing voice is heard and acted upon.
WE ARE A NON-POLITICAL GROUP and not affiliated to any PARTY, despite any LOGO or similar NAME. |
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NEW PETITION WE ARE TRYING TO GET 10,000 SIGNATURES ON A NEW PETITION, IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU HAVE SIGNED ONE BEFORE THIS IS ALL NEW. IF YOU NEED A FORM EMAIL PETITION@handsoffourgreenbelt.co.uk , GET AS MANY SIGNATURES AS YOU CAN AND EITHER SEND IT TO MY ADDRESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE OR EMAIL ME AND I WILL COME AND COLLECT IT. |






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BARRATT’s Re SUBMIT plans on Daws Heath Greenbelt What does this mean ? It means as a new application, all opposition starts again. We need Individual Objections NOW to emailed to Planning@castlepoint.gov.uk Or written to Planning Castle Point Borough Council To View the Plans follow the link below http://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/main.cfm?Type=PADS&Page=2 choose parish of Victoria and search top of list is BARRATT’s It says Thundersley has a canal and barges with bridges, the traffic of the new homes will be less than 1 car movement per house. We need to protect this last piece of Greenbelt to stop the sprawl of houses connecting Castle point to Rayleigh and Industrial Units to residential areas. A proposed link road from Daws Heath Single lane to Stadium way opposite Sainsbury's Roof Car Park Entrance which is on a corner and tricky anyway. The roads can not take anymore traffic the junctions are grid locked and traffic most nights starts half a mile down the A127 and is solid to the Woodman's, and once Saddlers Farm and progress Road improvements start it will be even worse. Reasons for Objection could be any or all of the following · LOSS OF GREENBELT Greenbelt is there to stop Urban Sprawl the connection of Built up areas.
· Inappropriate Application To larger development for the area.
· Infrastructure
· Shops
Other than Sainsbury’s the only other major shops, banks, Library and Post Office within a mile and a half are in another Borough.
· Environment
The loss of this area would be the start of the downward spiral Barratt’s state in their proposal that the Fire Station has set the precedent and they should be allowed to continue the destruction of the Greenbelt just to give their share holders a dividend, they have left areas green in their plan that will be Stage 2, like Essex Auto Group wanted more of the Greenbelt to park 117 cars on. BARRATT’s NO MEANS NO —- SO Please OBJECT NOW |
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QUICK COUNCIL CALENDAR The Council MEETINGS in RED should possibly be attended |
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If you are part of another ACTION GROUP and would like support and want to add your support to the Save Our Greenbelt Movement contact us , People Power works . |
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A WIND TURBINE 20 metres High on Greenbelt. A By-pass through Greenbelt land or established streets.. Increased HOUSING on Greenbelt . Increased Industrial Units on Greenbelt. Increased Traffic on our already stretched roads and junctions. Important Wildlife habitat and Green areas lost for ever.. Lovely I THINK NOT !!! All the above where discussed or proposed by Officers at Castle Point . If these projects are allowed through then we will become one big industrial and Residential mass from Basildon to the Sea . |
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BARRATT’s are Desperate to destroy Castle Point, by building on any Green Fields they can buy cheap & convert from Greenbelt to a housing estates with affordable housing for non residents and residents of CastlePoint. |
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LAST Updated 17th August 2010 |
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BARRATT’ S Submit new Plans PLEASE OBJECT IN ALL WAYS POSSIBLE . EMAIL , LETTER, PHONE, Ask your Local Councillor , PLEASE make a noise TELL BARRATT’s NO MEANS NO
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ASK YOUR FRIENDS TO OBJECT TO planning@Castlepoint.gov.uk |
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ABOVE is the Vision of Daws Heath if Council Officers and Barratt’s get their way. Busy Roads. Wind Turbine Greenbelt lost . Over Development . Lack of Infrastructure . Wildlife Destroyed . Road Hell. Help Stop this join the Action Group CLICK ON OUR STOP SIGN |
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Housing minister Grant Shapps has announced plans to 'reward' councils that give planning consent to support the building of new homes will be introduced early in the Spending Review. This is a blatant Bribe for Council’s to use their soon to be given new powers to decide their housing quota’s , this is not “NEW MONEY” it is allocated from an existing pot so he gives with one hand and takes away with the other ! BUT it is not dependent on where these houses are built and Castle Point has nearly 4000 identified sites for new homes that are not on Greenbelt or Greenfield sites so what's stopping them building on these sites ? Greed that's what it is cheaper and quicker to build on empty greenbelt sites and that's a fact, they will try and ignore the will of the people who live in Castle Point and try and fill in the green areas of Castle Point, the very things that make it a nice place to live. This can not be allowed to happen HAVE YOUR SAY tell the Council you do not want any development of Castle points Greenbelt and Greenfield land. At risk is Daws Heath ,Canvey’s Dutch Village and Kiln Road these sites are to precious to lose. |

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THIS IS THE COUNCIL OFFICERS VISION OF OUR CORNER OF THE BOROUGH. |
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This area is a wildlife haven and green passage for wildlife movement is used by many people and animals, the increased removal of Green fields would increase the pressure on drainage within this localised area and the areas below it. |
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The Roads, Road Junctions, Schools, Doctors and Hospitals can not cope with more people in this area. |
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St Michaels Lane As most local people are aware St Michaels Lane has a concealed exit from the A127 and even though the 50mph speed restriction on the A127 trying to get off the A127 in to St Michaels is very dangerous. The signs before St Michaels are meant to be self illuminating with Solar panels and have never worked, this issue is always coming up at meetings but never resolved, this is why a petition has been started , as we all know if you shout loud enough someone will listen, so please sign the petition it is located in Anne's Mini Market in Daws Heath Road Thundersley (Near Little Havens ) |
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ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL HAVE BEEN GIVEN PERMISSION TO WIDEN CHAPEL LANE AND CASTLE LANE IN HADLEIGH.
At a quickly scheduled Cabinet meeting on Tuesday 17th of August the Cabinet agreed to Essex County Council’s plans to alter the Hadleigh lanes as soon as possible. They have obviously put a lot of effort and consideration in to this plan including road surfaces and removing curbs and enlisting residents to restore the hedgerows. Cllrs re stated that housing on this site would not be considered. |
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19th August 2010 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE REJECT 300+ HOMES ON GREENFIELD SITE
Campaigners said they were delighted by the decision by East Northamptonshire District Council. They had fought the application for the homes to the north of Raunds near the A45, arguing there were plenty of brownfield sites that could be used. They also argued the local infrastructure would not be able to cope with the expansion. Campaigner Graham Underwood said more than 1,000 local people were against the plans. "There's too many houses and not enough infrastructure, not enough schools and not enough doctors," he added. Another planning application has been made for more than 400 new homes on the other side of Raunds. |
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Simon Hart Vice Chairman
The Thundersley, Daws Heath and Hadleigh Action Group Email: hart27@btinternet.com 107 Daws Heath Road
Mobile Number 07740 707081 |
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August 2010
Tuesday 3 Development Control Committee ARCHIVE VIDEO
Tuesday 17 CABINET BROADCAST LIVE ON-LINE September 2010 Thursday 2 Benfleet Neighbourhood Meeting Tuesday 7 Development Control Committee Wednesday 8 Canvey Island East Neighbourhood Meeting Thursday 9 Licensing Committee Monday 13 (Canvey Island Town Council) Tuesday 14 CABINET BROADCAST LIVE ON-LINE Wed 15 Canvey Island West Neighbourhood Meeting Tuesday 21 Overview and Scrutiny Committee Wed 22 Hadleigh and Daws Heath Neighbourhood Meeting Tuesday 28 COUNCIL BROADCAST LIVE ON-LINE Wednesday 29 Audit Committee Thursday 30 Thundersley Neighbourhood Meeting |
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