Whetstone Pastures Rural Action
LATEST NEWS:
CONSULTATION RESPONSE BY WWRA TO HARBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL REG 18 LOCAL PLAN
( FEB 2024 )
CONSULTATION RESPONSE TO THE REGULATION 19 PRE-SUBMISSION LOCAL PLAN OF LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL BY WWRA
( FEB 2023 )
BLABY LOCAL PLAN CONSULTATION RESPONSE ( MARCH 2021 )
WWRA RESPONSE TO TRITAX CONSULTATION 01/02/2021
( Details below )
RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT LEICESTER CITY LOCAL PLAN NOV 2020 ( MEMBERS AREA )
The original proposed Whetstone Pastures scheme was being planned on 1100 acres of Green Land by Blaby DC who are actively supporting the building of 3,500 New Homes and 4 million square feet of Warehousing in what is supposed to be a “Garden Village”.
This proposal could now be potentially increased up to 6000 homes!
Plans on developing a new motorway junction ( 20A ) on the M1 motorway would coincide with the “Whetstone Pastures” development which will dramatically affect the 1,000-year-old Conservation Village of Willoughby Waterleys and surrounding villages and areas. A
prospectus of the proposal
is linked below.
Realistically it will be no more than a huge housing estate, dumped in the open countryside with huge “sheds” dominating the views for miles.
The project is being promoted by local landowners and supported by development partner Tritax Symmetry. Further information can be found here.
The following is the formal submission by WWRA to the first Vision consultation held by Tritax Symmetry in to the possible Garden Village at Whetstone Pastures.
WWRA does not accept the planning case has been proven but cautions that a review of the Blaby District has highlighted the possibility of this huge development on 1100 acres of green field agricultural land.
WWRA RESPONSE TO TRITAX CONSULTATION 01/02/2021
WILLOUGHBY WATERLEYS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
WWRA
The Residents of Willoughby Waterleys are not militants, but they are very concerned that planning policy is not being applied fairly and that Alternative options are not being sufficiently investigated by all of the Leicestershire Councils. They have therefore formed a Residents Association and intend to challenge the implementation of the ill thought through Strategic Growth Plan which is behind the Garden Village proposal.
Informed by professional planning advice, WWRA continues to work with various bodies and groups including The Campaign for Rural England (CPRE) and seeking the support of affected communities by the proposals.
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To see if your Community is likely to be affected see the LIST OF PARISHES
here.
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