Help us fight plans to develop the South Stoke plateau
We believe this development causes great harm in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
This development is opposed by: The Cotswold Conservation Board, Historic England, The Bath Presentation Trust, Avon Gardens Trust, The Council for the Protection of Rural England, all local parishes, B&NES ward councillors & 1000s of local people.
A deeply unpopular & flawed development
The planning application submitted to build new 290 houses on the South Stoke Plateau comes on top of the 171 that are already being built there.
This is land that used to be within the green belt & is subject to strict planning conditions. These conditions have not been met.
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Why we oppose this development
Traffic chaos - total gridlock
An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
The development is heavily car dependent & threatens total gridlock to the already chronically congestion roads in the area. The A367 approach to the Odd Down Park & Ride roundabout is a notorious bottleneck; additional houses here would only make a bad situation worse. Surrounding villages are suffering as drivers use country lane cut throughs not designed for modern rush hour traffic.
The land is ex Green Belt land & as such is subject to strict conditions that any development must meet before approval can be considered. These conditions exist to ensure any application needs to treat the area with great sensitivity. We believe the application fails to do this and should therefore be refused.
Appalling ecological damage & impact on wildlife
Threatens Wansdyke Scheduled Ancient Monument
A recently published State of Nature Report reveals plummeting British wildlife with 1 in 6 species at risk of extinction. As a result, the UK is now one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth.
The development threatens the integrity of the Scheduled Ancient Wansdyke Monument.