BREAKING NEWS: an application for up to 250 HOUSES on AONB now submitted to Council

Yesterday (16th July 20), Cheltenham Borough Council confirmed that a planning application for the proposed development of up to 250 houses on Oakley Farm Pasture Slopes has now been received from Robert Hitchins Limited.

NOTE: Some confusion has arisen from the letter sent to local residents as to what is being sought so we thought it would be helpful to clarify here: the application states that planning approval is being sought for 'access to the housing estate via Harp Hill'. However, the application is not just about 'access'; it is seeking approval for 250 dwellings to be built. YOU SHOULD OBJECT TO THIS PLANNING APPLICATION BEFORE 13th AUGUST 2020 in order to stop this development.

Click the link below to make a comment - clearly mark your comments with the word 'OBJECTION'.

The application reference is:

20/01069/OUT

You can view and comment on it here:

https://publicaccess.cheltenham.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=QCTW0XELKPH00

To comment, you will need to create a login (if you don’t already have one). Use the Comments tab and clearly mark your comment with 'objection' if you object to this planning application. Alternatively, comments can be lodged by letter to:

Mrs Lucy White

Planning Officer

Cheltenham Borough Council

PO Box 12

Municipal Offices

Promenade

Cheltenham

GL50 1PP

or by email to: 

dccomments@cheltenham.gov.uk

The Council has requested that any comments should be submitted to them by 13th August 2020 which is less than three weeks away.

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oakleyfarmpastures@gmail.com

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Cheltenham's precious AONB at Oakley Farm, with escarpment up to Cleeve Common in the background