Comments for Keep Sutton Courtenay Rural

Comment on 220 additional homes planned for Sutton Courtenay by Grumpy Walrus

Grumpy Walrus — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:48:47 +0000

Thames Water has been pumping raw sewage from the All Saints Lane pumping station into tanker lorries for over 2 weeks now as the system can not cope.

2 main roads out of our village have been closed twice for a week at a time due to recent flooding, a repeat from last year.

What on earth makes the VOWH think that our village can cope with this onslaught of new homes?
“Sustainable” – that word is a joke now.

Comment on PYE Homes – A glimmer of hope for the village? by people power1

people power1 — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:51:10 +0000

Well done everyone , and bring it on the fight to stop the large GIANT warehouse next ! …. as another song goes.. “nothings gonna stop us now”
But does make you wonder WHY VWHDC approved Redrow ? something that should never have been also approved as well !

Comment on Contact us by Wiseman

Wiseman — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 09:20:44 +0000

Well said Geoff
I agree that we owe these people a very large debt of gratitude and a beer as well!
Excellent work.

Comment on PYE Homes – A glimmer of hope for the village? by Wiseman

Wiseman — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 05:59:34 +0000

This is really a moment to savour.
This has been a glimpse of justice prevailing in an unjust and mad world.
I am so proud of everyone who contributed to this collective effort, from the key speakers and volunteers to the pensioners that gave £5 or even those who just gave a kind word of encouragement to help our cause, thank you very much all of you.
Yippee!

Comment on PYE Homes – A glimmer of hope for the village? by Grumpy Walrus

Grumpy Walrus — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 19:34:49 +0000

Get up, stand up, stand up for your right…
Get up stand up, and don’t give up the fight
Bob Marley, 1973

Comment on Pye Homes planning application back before the Planning Committee by Wiseman

Wiseman — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:21:39 +0000

The committee generally approached this application very carefully and realised they were being given some dubious statements by both the planning department and the developer.

“Pepper Potting” or even distribution of affordable homes was not suitable as they had only moved a block from one road to another and there was still little integration. We commented that this was convenient for the developer and SOHA but not what the council had actually asked for!

The KSCR funded “Traffic Report” had not been considered at all, and that surprised the committee, especially as this was a prerequisite. Planners just kept on saying that the previous data was sufficient to make a decision. When pressed as to why he had not received KSCR sponsored Capita Symonds report he just said that he hadn’t received it and neither had his colleague at OCC. The real reason is because of absolutely no response from planners, despite repeated emails. David Rothery used to be the planning officer, he is now off work on sick leave, since then no one has informed us who our new planning officer is; in fact they had not even replied to any of our emails until Monday 17th June! This reason was not even mentioned by planners and KSCR were being presented as unreasonable, but some councillors realised they were not getting the whole story. One comment from the audience was “why don’t you ever reply to our emails”!

Hydrology was an issue, as we all agree of course. One councillor has an MSC in Hydrology so is an expert, he asked about the depth of gravel over clay on the site as this could be a few inches or many feet, this makes a massive difference to drainage. He stated that the proposed 30cm of extra earth on this site is totally unsuitable. He commented on a site in Oxford that has 100com extra and they still have problems with drainage now.

The council have very wisely refused planning permission.

Warmest congratulations to the KSCR committee and everyone who has helped, you have worked tirelessly to defend our Rural Village with logical and professional arguments, very well done everyone!

Comment on Large warehouse development – Exhibition in the Village Hall this Friday, June 14, 2013 by Steve Noys

Steve Noys — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:51:53 +0000

Please find attached a PDF of the Giant warehouse plans A & B

http://commercialsearch.savills.co.uk/content/assets/867/Giant%20Brochure.pdf

Comment on Large warehouse development – Exhibition in the Village Hall this Friday, June 14, 2013 by Steve Noys

Steve Noys — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:47:36 +0000

Please find attached a PDF of the proposed Giant warehouse.

http://commercialsearch.savills.co.uk/content/assets/867/Giant%20Brochure.pdf

Comment on Planning Officer reccomends Pye Homes application by Wiseman

Wiseman — Sun, 05 May 2013 10:48:22 +0000

It seems that even after exhaustive “consultations” and expensive professional reports, whatever the evidence overwhelmingly shows, the score is always Developers – 1, Sutton Courtenay Residents – 0
There is something radically wrong here isn’t there?
I think we need a new referee!

Comment on Make your feelings known at the Planning Committee meeting. by Christian Bergesen

Christian Bergesen — Sun, 05 May 2013 10:47:57 +0000

Dear Kevin,

Please accept my sincere condolences on your loss. I met you both briefly while attending KSCR meetings, and it was quite apparent that the planning applications had a significant impact on your lives.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us, and let us hope that the Planning Committee considers the wider impact of their actions.

Kind Regards

Christian