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You may recall an appeal about 81 houses, not far from Ridgeway Farm. The Inquiry began in late January and continued through many stop-starts until the end of February....

Well, that was weird…

Written by Professor Richard Pagett on February 4, 2020

Well, that was weird. I am of course talking about the Appeal for 81 additional houses at Elborough Bridge on the edge of the parish, between Mouldon View and Ridgeway Farm. This Appeal was first started in early 2019 but this was adjourned until further information was submitted by the developer. It seems that the application is now for 79 rather than 81 houses and discussions were supposed to centre on suitability of location, five-year housing land supply, ecology and amenity. An early point that was made by the developer was that […]

Some sagas just keep on running….Bradley’s Field at Moulden View

Written by Professor Richard Pagett on December 10, 2019

Many years ago, the 50 houses on Bradley’s Field at Moulden View were built and the deal was that the County Wildlife Site, that would be destroyed, would be “offset” by an equivalent area being set aside and maintained for such purposes......