7.00pm
Friday 29th January 2010
at
the "The Church Hall " St Giles Road,
Ash Green
The Coventry Core
Strategy Examination has been completed and the Nuneaton
and Bedworth Core Strategy preferred option was due to be published
in February 2010.
At the meeting we were pleased to welcome Councillor
Andrew Burtenshaw the Cabinet Planning Portfolio
Holder for Nuneaton and Bedworth and the R.Hon.Mike
O'Brien MP for North Warwickshire and Bedworth.
The meeting was organised and chaired by
Isobel Jacques. Dorothy Hall and Merle Gering filled in some
of the background. Around 200 people attended - all
seating was taken with many standing at the back.
The proposal is that Nuneaton and Bedworth
build 3500 from the Coventry housing number on the northern
border with Coventry. i.e. Ash Green and Keresley Village.
Most people present had heard very little of was being proposed,
since the consultation process had been so abysmal. The general
tone was anger and amazement, together with a feeling that
local rate-payers being ignored by party politicians was
what would be expected.
Mike O'Brian MP is opposed to housing being
built on greenbelt land in this area. Councilor Andew Burtenshaw,
recently appointed to the planning cabinet tells how he was
shocked that this proposal had been agreed to before his
appointment. Subsequently he got this decision reversed.
At the Coventry Core Strategy examination Nuneaton
and Bedworth Borough Council registered their objection and
are awaiting the result of the examination to be published
at the end of April.
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council were
due to publish their preferred option
in February this year but are now waiting for the outcome of
both the Coventry Core Strategy examination and the election.
If needed they will look at funding a Judicial Review to
overturn any plans for these houses to be built in Ash Green
and Keresley Village.
Protests have been held outside the town
halls of both Coventry and
Nuneaton & Bedworth as well
as other locations such as our protest
walk at Christmas
with over 300 people joining in.
For further information
visit the Save
Coventry's Greenbelt news page. Please show your support
for the campaign by placing a copy of our poster in your
window. If you havn't had one through your door just click
on the image to the left to download one.
More photos of the meeting can be viewed here
Coventry Telegraph report
View the Nuneaton and Bedworth Core Strategy
proposal here |
