Tonight at 6pm - Planning meeting, Stroud DC, Ebley.

Tonight at 6pm - Planning meeting to discuss the Gladman planning application on land known as Mankley Field, Leonard Stanley.


Allegedly, it is the 1st main item on the agenda, so the meeting shouldn't take long - your support is appreciated

Prone to flooding just a rumour?

...A flood risk!? What flood risk?

Would you buy a  house build on land which is know to flood?

Water has a natural way it flows, if this is redirected in anyway the consequences for other home owners in the village could be catastrophic.

We'd be interested to find out the insurance implication of developing such a large piece of land, and if this would increases house insurance in the area as a result.

1003 signatures and 259 objection letters, opposing planning application and building on Mankley field

1003 signatures and 259 objection letters, opposing planning application and building on Mankley field

"Stop the developers having it all their own way"

"Stop the developers having it all their own way" and wanted to ask if you could add your name too.

This campaign means a lot to me and to my village and to other places in England fighting the same battle and the more support we can get behind it, the better chance we have of succeeding. You can read more and sign the petition here:

http://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-the-developers-having-it-all-thei-own-way

Thank you!

P.S. Can you also take a moment to share the petition with others? It's really easy – all you need to do is forward this email or share this link on Facebook or Twitter:

http://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-the-developers-having-it-all-thei-own-way

Planning application now submitted

Gladman have now submitted the planning application for what is known as "Land South Of Leonard Stanley Primary School Bath Road, Leonard Stanley, Gloucestershire"


Currently there in no due date for objections to be received by, this will be updated once we get the relevant dates.

There will be a pamphlet being delivered to those who live in either Leonard Stanley, King's Stanley and the surrounding areas. This will detail some finner points of the application and give you ideas on relevant things to object to.

This info is also avaliable on the website www.savemankleyfield.co.uk/ where a you can objext to Stroud council a number of ways

The links are:

Object via E-mail - Here 

Object via letter - Here

Object via the Stroud planning website - Here 

When objecting, please remember to reference the planning application: 2013/0868/EIAS

Prehistoric or Roman settlement found at Baxter's Field

A search of fields in the Slad Valley where developers want to build 140 new homes has revealed ‘two small enclosures which might represent areas of later prehistoric or Roman settlement’, Gloucestershire County Council has said. Archaeologists have been excavating Baxter’s Field on behalf of developer Gladman after Stroud District Council turned down its application to build on the site. One of the refusal reasons was the firm’s failure to conduct a thorough archaeological assessment. 

 It has been suggested that the discovery of the enclosures could scupper the development but campaigners are being careful not to get their hopes up, with Gladman having already launched an appeal. Phil Coysh, of Slad Valley Action Group, said campaigners were taking a ‘keen interest’ in the search but were continuing to prepare their defence for the appeal on the basis of landscape heritage and sustainability issues.

Access concerns?

Highways are required to submit a report when there is a proposed housing development.

They are obliged to consider all concerns notified to them.
If you feel there is a problem with traffic/highways locally please email

southern@gloucestershire.gov.uk

or write to:

Mr Neil Troughton, Gloucestershire Highways,
Stroudwater Interchange
Whitminster.
GL2 7NJ

Overhead view of Mankley field

A recent satellite image of Leonard Stanley with overlay of proposed development site.

A clear 100% increase in the size of the village.   

Homes plan appeal rejected by Cardiff Council

Llanishen reservoir: Homes plan appeal rejected by Cardiff Council

Plans for hundreds of homes on the site of a reservoir in Cardiff have been rejected by the Welsh government.

Western Power Distribution (WPD) has been battling for more than a decade to build 324 houses at Llanishen reservoir.

But Housing and Regeneration Minister Carl Sargeant has now rejected a planning appeal.

Campaigners and local politicians welcomed the decision but WPD refused to comment.

The reservoir has not been used since the 1970s but campaigners say it has become a nature habitat and is also important for its engineering heritage.

Cardiff North AM Julie Morgan welcomed the refusal and called for the reservoir to be refilled.

WPD has been engaged in a long-running planning battle with Cardiff council over its plans to develop Llanishen reservoir, which includes proposals for homes and areas of conservation.

Campaigner Andrew Hill from the Reservoir Action Group said it was "brilliant news".

He said: "It's the most definitive result we could have asked for."

Mrs Morgan welcomed the refusal and called for the reservoir to be refilled.

She said: "I fully support the decision to refuse the planning appeal at Llanishen reservoir, which is in line with long standing local and national planning policies.

"It is the right decision and I hope that, after 11 years, this saga can finally be brought to an end."

Mrs Morgan called on PPL Corporation, which owns WPD, to join forces with Cardiff council to help secure the site's future.

Liberal Democrat AM Eluned Parrott said: "This is great news for the residents of Cardiff and in particular those who have been fighting this for well over a decade and it just goes to show that residents voices can and are heard by the corridors of power."

In February 2011, the High Court in London overturned Cardiff council's decision to designate the land for nature conservation.

The council had designated the land under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, which gave priority to nature conservation over public access and recreation.

But the Public Health Trust Act 1875 already imposed a statutory trust over the land, giving priority to public access and recreation.


http://tinyurl.com/a7ba7ao

Hedgerow decline threatens wildlife

With many land developments comes destruction of Wildlife habitats, especially those which border water, as the Mankley field site does. 

http://tinyurl.com/d8ttkl7

Old but relevant link

Old but relevant Newsnight link concerning Slad valley.

http://tinyurl.com/c7rlepl

" There are no shortages of brownfield sites "

Download the poster to show your support !

Posters have now been created! These will be printed and displayed around the area. If you can't wait, get yours below !

http://www.savemankleyfield.co.uk/documents/poster.pdf

Car parking - or not as the case may be

Aside the complete absence of common sense, pictured here is one of the two proposed entrances to the Mankley field development.

Not pictured: 300 extra cars

New website now live!

We now have a new website live. Please go to www.savemankleyfield.co.uk for more details

Coming soon, Objection links to Stroud CC plus letter templates, address's and contact details to make your feelings known 

Fate of Slad Valley, Rodborough Fields and other green sites depends on High Court legal wrangle

The fate of Slad Valley and Rodborough Fields and other green sites threatened with housing could depend on a planning wrangle in Cam.

Developer Gladman has confirmed it will appeal against Stroud District Council's decision last week to refuse it permission to build 140 homes on Baxter's Field in the Slad Valley.

The controversial application had attracted 1,500 objections from residents and councillors rejected it unanimously.

Now Martin Twigg, project manager at Gladman, confirmed: "We will be pursing the matter to appeal."

But the council's head of planning Phil Skill has warned that the ongoing legal wrangle over 70 houses in Cam could determine the fate of green fields across the district.

The council has pursued a judicial review of a planning inspector's decision to allow Hallam Land Management to build the homes in Cam. It says the inspector used out-dated housing figures in his decision.

"But if the High Court agrees with the inspector the chances of winning the Baxter's Field appeal are in serious doubt," said Mr Skill.

The High Court is expected to decide on Cam in October.

"This could affect many other applications, including Rodborough Fields and the Leonard Stanley planning application which is about to go in," added Mr Skill.

He said the council had already found sites for 6,000 homes across the district but developers were not building on them because of the economic situation.

Andy Dickinson of Slad Valley Action Group said "We are worried about the appeal because of the Government's strong pressure to build new houses at all cost. It's vital a planning inspector does not foist this on us."

Anger over plans for 150 homes in Leonard Stanley

PLANS to build 150 homes on a field which separates two villages have met with furious opposition.

Supporters of the Mankley Field Action Group have left developer Gladman in no doubt about their feelings towards the planned development off Bath Road in Leonard Stanley.

A petition attracted more than 300 signatures when campaigners attended an exhibition at Leonard Stanley village hall on Wednesday organised to show the plans to residents.

Ann Jack, who lives in Brimley, Leonard Stanley, next to the field, said: "We will fight this tooth and nail to stop Leonard Stanley from turning into another Kingsway in Quedgeley."

The two district councillors for the Stanleys also attended the exhibition.
Cllr Steve Lydon said: "I am not against housing development in the Stanleys but we should be developing brownfield land before going for the green fields. 

"What is even more worrying is that there has been no local discussion at all and the vast majority of these houses will not be affordable for the local residents."

Maureen Kerry, who founded the action group, said: "Mankley Field is the only green field we have left in the Stanleys and is also the only division between Leonard Stanley and King's Stanley. If it is built on they will basically be forcing us to become one village."

Residents fear the narrow roads would not be able to cope with additional traffic and say local schools do not have places available for new families.
 

Martin Twigg, spokesman for Gladman, which is also behind the plans for 140 homes at Baxter's Field, Stroud, said: "We were pleased with the level of interest shown in the exhibition.

"Residents concerns about drainage, highways and other technical issues will all be addressed in detailed independent consultant reports which will be examined by the council when the application is submitted in the next few weeks."

A public meeting to discuss the plans was held last night, Tuesday, in Leonard Stanley village hall.

Gloucestershire new homes will 'join villages together'

Mankley field divides King's Stanley and Leonard Stanley near Stonehouse

Residents opposed to plans to build 150 houses in a field between two Gloucestershire villages say it will join them together.

Development consultants Gladman Homes wants to build the homes on Mankley field which divides King's Stanley and Leonard Stanley near Stonehouse.

The Mankley Field Action Group has launched a petition against the plan.

saying the scheme would "destroy" the village communities.

"There wouldn't be any dividing line at all. It's also a lovely spot for wildlife,"

'Not nimbys'

"It will be a terrible shame if it does get built."

Labour village councillor Steve Lydon said the new homes would link the villages - which are less than a mile apart - and added the area is not equipped for 150 new homes.

"We aren't being nimbys, and people are prepared to discuss small-scale developments, but the area cannot cope with 150 new homes here. It will bring chaos," he said.

Dennis Andrewartha, leader of the Liberal Democrats in Stroud, said the introduction of the government's new National Planning Framework (NPPF) policy had left communities at risk from "predatory developers".

The leader of the Conservatives in Stroud, Keith Pearson said any planning application is "dealt with on its own merits".

Gladman Homes exhibited its plans at Leonard Stanley Village Hall last week. It has not yet applied for planning permission for the proposed development.

The Mankley Field Action Group is due to hold a meeting later to discuss the matter.

Gladman Homes was unavailable for comment.

Protest against Leonard Stanley homes plans

Protest against Leonard Stanley homes plans

Friday, April 19, 2013





DEMONSTRATORS collected 300 names on their protest petition in only a day as they picketed an exhibition of plans for new housing in Stroud.Waving campaign placards, the supporters of the Mankley Field Action Group left speculators Gladman in no doubt about their opposition to 150 homes at Leonard Stanley.

Gladman exhibited its ideas for green fields at Leonard Stanley Village Hall on Wednesday.

But so many people turned up that halfway through, Gladman ran out of consultation forms for them to fill in, said resident Susan Davies.

"I think they realised what they are up against," said Mrs Davies, a member of the action group and of Leonard Stanley Parish Council.

Gladman's suggested scheme is for an estate between the top of Marsh Lane in Leonard Stanley and Bath Road in neighbouring King's Stanley.

But the extra traffic would cause gridlock on narrow access lanes and would also link the two separate villages into one urban style sprawl, Mrs Davies said.

She added: "I think it is a bit of a con because the photos showed little houses and green spaces among trees. But they are going for only outline planning permission, which means they pass it on to a developer who could do what they liked.

"I don't think anybody was taken in.

"We are battling on.

Gladman spokesman Martin Twigg said: "We were pleased with the level of interest shown at the exhibition.

"We understand that people have particular concerns about it. In terms of outline, it is perfectly conventional. The details are controlled by the local planning authority. There is absolutely no reason why the first planning permission cannot lead to a high quality residential development of the type we propose."

A public meeting has been called by Leonard Stanley Parish Council at the Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday evening to discuss the proposed new estate.

Council chairman Graham Davies said: "This is one of the most important things to hit the village for a long time.

"We haven't discussed it as an agenda item.

"We want to hear what people think first and we will then represent their views about it."

Mankley Field Action Group launched

Mankley Field Action Group launched to fight 150 home Gladman plan for estate at Leonard Stanley in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

An action group is launched, the protest petition is started and the leaflets and posters are starting to go up to opposed 150 homes on green fields in The Stanleys.

Residents of neighbouring King's Stanley and Leonard Stanley have reacted angrily to speculators Gladman Developments' proposals for a housing estate on farmland, known as Mankley Field, which would effectively join up the two villages.

Front from left, residents Dave Camm, Maureen Kerry and Sue Davies with, back, Tom Lydon, Dave Kerry, Chris Judson and Steve Lydon next to the proposed Mankley Field development site in Leonard Stanley.

The Cheshire-based company, which is exhibiting its plans at Leonard Stanley Village Hall in Marsh Road today, helps landowners make the most of their sites.

Householder Susan Davies, who lives in nearby Dozule Close, and many other residents are livid.

They have formed Mankley Field Action Group, demonstrations were 

planned at today's exhibition and on April 23 and there will be a public 

meeting in the Village Hall.

Mrs Davies said: "The field is right behind our house. Villagers see this field as a vital separation between the two villages. They're worried about the traffic from such a huge estate."

Today's exhibition runs from 4pm 7pm. Martin Twigg form Gladman said: "We are embarking on a consultation exactly to allow people to express their views about the scheme, to tell us what they do and don't like.

"It is an opportunity for people to get involved in the process, to express their concerns and their aspirations."