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25th November The keep Rothley Rural campaign has been enormously encouraged by the support it has received against the Brookfields site. Over 200 villagers attended the public meeting and over 800 objection letters where received by Charnwood Borough Council from local residents, we would like to thank everyone, WELL DONE. Rothley`s late night shopping is on the 25th November when the village lights will be turned on by Sven Goren Eriksson. In order to defray some of the costs incurred by the Rural Rothley Campaign (consultant’s fees, web site and printing) we are holding a tombola event in the village on this evening. We are seeking
your support and encouragement further by requesting donations of prizes
for the tombola (those suitable for children wil be especially welcome) we
hope you can help. Prizes should be taken to Ray Mills garage on Town
Green Street.
Images of flooding damage Here are a selection of images of a property damaged by flooding in Hallfields Lane. The images are dated 7th June 2010 after a mild rain shower. The flooding is a direct result of the activities on the allotment site. The day after this happened Charles Church hastily dug a storm trench at the rear of the Hallfields Lane properties.
What constitutes a 'Service Centre'? During the recent residents meeting, 12th October 2010, Charnwood Borough Councils head of planning, Steve Lewis Roberts, tried to explain what constitutes a ‘Service Centre’ and made reference to two local authority documents. You can now view both documents by clicking the links below (kindly posted by Kevin Walters of Walters Architects). Settlement Hierarchy Document » Hierarchy Assessment Document » Please read through the documents carefully (they are lengthy) and incorporate your findings in to any objection letters.
Appraisal of the Conservation Area by
Charnwood Borough Council We have been asked by a few residents to include Charnwood Borough Council's 'Appraisal of the Conservation Area' document on the website. Please click here to have a read through and add any comments you may have to your objection letters. A fantastic turnout
for the village meeting!
Following last nights successful village meeting ,12th October 2010, at the Rothley Centre at which residents discussed their concerns with the new proposal for 170 houses at Brookfield Farm; Kevin Walters (Rural Rothley) has posted his meeting notes to provide additional information for those people wanting to write objection letters to Charnwood Borough Council. It was good to see so much support (an estimated 150 people turned up) and Rural Rothley would like to thank everyone involved, especially Percey Hartshorn from the Parish Council for all his efforts in arranging the meeting, Steve Lewis Roberts from Charnwood Borough Council for his valuable time, Councillor Denise Wise for her advice and support and Peter Fothergill for doing an excellent job chairing the meeting. Please see the key factors to our opposition of the development and don’t forget to view the application. Well done everyone!
Images from the meeting Please click here to view a slide show full of images from last nights meeting. Photography provided by: www.smdphotography.co.uk
The seven key issues with the proposed
development After last night's village meeting we have added our seven key issues to the Campaign Page.
Village Meeting - PLEASE ATTEND! Rothley Parish Council has called a residents meeting at the Rothley Centre on Tuesday 12th October at 7.00pm to discuss the new housing proposal for the Brookfield Farm site in Rothley. Everyone in the village is invited so please attend to have your say. Following the meeting people opposing the development are being encouraged to write to the council to have their say. All written objections should be addressed to:
Steve Lewis Roberts
All letters of opposition should be with Charnwood Borough Council before the 21st of October. Please click here to visit the Charnwood Borough Council's website to view the planning application. Please click here to view and download the poster for this meeting.
Next Meeting Our next meeting is scheduled for 7pm on Thursday 16th September at 75 Town Green Street.
Flooding in Rothley Please click here to read an article written by Kevin Walters of Walters Architects which raises concerns about the shortcomings in Rothley's ability to deal with heavy downpours. Here are a couple of images which support the article:
Next Meeting Our next meeting is scheduled for 7pm on Tuesday 7th September at 75 Town Green Street. Responses to our
petition You may have noticed petitions in some local shops and businesses recently encoraging people to leave a comment about what they thought about the Charles Church development proposals. So far we have received hundreds of signed petitions, many with comments, and we thought that you may like to see a sample selection from concerned residents. Please click here to view just a few samples »
Next Meeting Our next meeting is scheduled for 7pm on Tuesday 10th August at 75 Town Green Street.
Recent Correspondence Please see the recent correspondence between a concerned Rothley resident and Pegasus (the agency that act of behalf of Charles Church Developer).
The 'Keep Rothley Rural' Posters Keep Rothley Rural posters were delivered to the entire village and as a result we have been inundated with emails of support and objections to the proposals. Unfortunately we have not been able to respond personally to every email but we really do appreciate your support.
Plans for a Village Community Fun Day The Keep Rothley Rural team are planning to hold a village community fun day in August. This event will include entertainment, food and activities. It will also inform residents of the Charles Church proposed developments. Details will be supplied nearer the time.
A Drawing of the Proposal from the Developers This is the Charles Church proposal for housing developments for 210 properties on the Brookfield farm site in Rothley. The Brookfields Farm proposal, in addition to the allotment development that they are currently building, will amount to a total of 360 properties - this will add 25% to the population of Rothley.
Next Meeting Our next meeting is scheduled for 7pm on Wednesday 30th June at 75 Town Green Street.
Next Meeting Our next meeting is scheduled for 7pm on Tuesday 25th May at 75 Town Green Street.
The Rural Rothley website goes live! The Rural Rothley website was put live today. Information will start appearing after next week's group meeting. Please watch this space and check back soon. If you have any news or information you would like including on the website please email it for our consideration to: info@ruralrothley.co.uk More news coming soon. |
Articles Please click the link below to view an interesting article which appeared in the Daily Mail on the 6th December 2010 spotted by one of our eagle eyed viewers.
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