WRITE AWAY this large housing development would be: in the countryside, outside the village building envelope harmful to the rural character and setting of the village and its Conservation Area unsustainable and against the policy of concentrating growth in the City and the larger villages unnecessary because Peterborough has a fiveyear supply of housing land elsewhere.
As Peterborough City Council’s barrister said in his opening remarks “At the heart of the appeal lies the balance to be struck between the provision of housing in the Peterborough area and the harm which such a development would cause to the village.” Subsequently, the evidence concerning landscape, the Conservation Area and sustainability did indeed revolve around balance, and led to lengthy, detailed and often very subjective arguments. The viability of the school, the closure of the post office and the (in) adequacy of the bus service were all cited in the debate about the sustainability of the development. There was a difference of opinion about the appropriate methods of calculating the housing need in Peterborough in the next five years and the amount of land available for house building. The City Council claimed that there is sufficient building land available for the next 5.12 years, but Gladman’s consultant refuted this, calculating that there is only 3.8 years’ supply. This point is crucially important because, in order to tackle the national housing shortage (especially the shortfall in affordable housing), Government policy demands that councils must at any one
time have a reserve of building land that will satisfy demand for at least five years into the future. If councils cannot demonstrate that this target is met, all their policies are deemed out-of-date and the presumption is in favour of sustainable development. At the end of proceedings it was very difficult to tell which side had gained the upper hand. Now the Inspector will weigh all the evidence, write a report and come up with what he considers to be a balanced judgement. We have up to two months to wait for his decision. Margaret Palmer
and it is a eye saw to me I’m doing my best to get there as soon as can , I’m very keen to get this wall back to how it was as much as the owners is too , if any needs to contact me E: arippon@hotmail.co.uk Dawn Lennon Has anyone else noticed the dog fouling problem in Glinton appears to be getting worse? Please dog owners there is no excuse we have plenty of bins around the village and another dog walker would be happy to give you a bag if you’ve genuinely run out/forgotten! I wonder if it’s night time walkers as I haven’t seen anyone not picking up, but I do object to standing in mess from another dog when trying to clear up from my own!!
Gill Jolly Burns Night in Helpston! Another great evening in the Village Hall on Saturday.
Please think how unhygienic this is for all the children in the village. Rant over ..,,,,,
Tina Lapinskis Trevor Harvey Is this is a permanent feature in Helpston! Alex Rippon: I’m slightly behind schedule due to January not being very kind to me weather wise , so I’m looking to be there mid march , April at the very very latest , I’ve spoken to Jim Daley conservation officer just before Christmas and he is aware of my delay and when I dude to start I drive past the every other day
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Lovely service yesterday at Etton Church for our 5th Sunday get together. At least 30 people came together, love to see more in April. Not sure where the next one will be, I will keep you posted! Geoffrey Nichol Check your heating oil, I had 1000 L beginning of January now it's nearly empty! Any one seen anything suspicious Glinton Road Helpston? continued >> 63