Tewkesbury Borough Council Planning Committee considered reserved matters for the St Modwen Homes Ltd’s development at Brook Lane, Down Hatherley, at their Planning Committee meeting yesterday, 15th July.
The Planning Committee voted to grant delegated permission.
The proposals are designed to provide 104 open market houses and 56 affordable homes.
The scheme has been strongly opposed by local residents, with the Parish Councils of Down Hatherley, Twigworth and Innsworth all objecting, raising concerns over the right of access across Brook Lane and the continuing risks of serious flooding events due to the poor state of the sewage infrastructure.
There have been countless instances of sewage backing up and spewing into residents toilets, showers and gardens in Ash Lane, the pumping station is antiquated and struggles to cope.
Twigworth Parish Council echoed the concerns over flooding, sewage and that residents of Twigworth Green will experience a significant increase in traffic (construction and residential) due to the single access to/from the site along Ironbridge Road, Apley Road, Sorrell Street and Brook Lane from A38.
TBC Planning Officers informed the meeting that a condition on the planning application would prevent any works on the site starting until they have approval for the works crossing Brook Lane.
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At what point do we not question the competence, or lets be direct, impartiality, of a planning committee that approves a scheme, regardless of the evidence its presented with? of the obvious risk to localised flooding, the crumbling sewage infrastructure, rights of access that don’t exist. Are we to ignore this continually?
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common sense and all objections totally ignored.. whats the point in asking and involving anyone? ..classic public service nonsense.
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