Exchange with MSDC (Judy Holmes)

We have been in correspondence with Judy Holmes, Deputy CEO of the Council and planning lead, following MSDC’s feedback to information on our website. We asked Judy if we could post the exchange and she agreed, provided all of her responses were included, which they have been below.   We were particularly concerned by the reference to communities making …

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Croudace Development

Croudace Appeal: WILD’s Analysis Inspector says preserving the countryside is more important than hitting a housing number! The report of the planning inspector’s decision about the plan to build houses next to Albourne village was published at the beginning of October. You can see our summary of the inspector’s decision dismissing the developer’s appeal by …

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Build in towns not on fields!

It’s Official! Housing should be concentrated in towns, instead of concreting over the countryside. Who says so? Minister for Housing Michael Gove and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak came out strongly against more greenfield development on 24 July this year. They also said that local communities should be involved, to make sure housing developments were wanted …

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Nightingale song

We have been incredibly privileged to have a nightingale nest for the second year running, on the proposed Sayers Village site. You can play the sound clip and hear its beautiful song.