The following text has been issued as a press release by consultants working for a consortium of developers looking to build 1,300 houses about a consultation on their plans. The press release refers to a 'consortium of landowners'. Part of the land included in is owned by Gloucestershire County Council so the press release seems to be implying that they are positively part of the consortium.
'Leckhampton Neighbourhood Forum' was set up by the developers to talk through issues around their proposals. Originally there was no local councillors or resident invited to attend. LEGLAG were only accepted to attend after I had conversations and sent emails to Ally Kennedy to urge him to let LEGLAG to attend.
It also took some persuasion to get him to allow me and other local councillors to attend. This is very important as minutes from the meetings have been passed on to officers at the local council. It is important to stress that the Forum is not putting these plans for consultation it is the consortium of developers.
Press release
"A public
consultation was announced today on plans for a new housing development,
community facilities and public open space in the Leckhampton area.
The scheme, put
forward by the Leckhampton consortium of landowners, hopes to deliver up to
1,300 new homes, protected public open space, a new primary school, GP Surgery
and jobs for the area, alongside allotments and other facilities.
Around a quarter
of the site falls within Tewkesbury Borough and is allocated for 350 homes in
Tewkesbury Council’s most recent adopted development plan.
Three quarters
of the site – known as the Leckhampton “white land” - falls within Cheltenham
Borough and is identified as a possible area for development by Cheltenham,
Tewkesbury and Gloucester councils in the latest version of their joint
development plan, known as the “Joint Core Strategy”.
The consortium
of developers have been holding discussions on the plans over the past two
years through a local group that has been set up, “The Leckhampton
Neighbourhood Forum”, and are now seeking the public’s views through a series
of public exhibitions in the next two months.
Commenting on
the plans, Ally Kennedy, spokesperson for the consortium said:
“We would
encourage all local people to get involved in the consultation on the
proposals.
“The three
Councils have identified a serious housing shortfall across the area and we’re
looking to provide proposals to help meet this need in a sustainable,
considerate way.
“There are a
number of benefits we feel the plans are able to offer in terms of the
facilities and protected open space we are proposing alongside housing. We have
also been speaking with a number of local groups over the past two years and
are now proposing a new GP Surgery and providing more allotments in line with
their suggestions”.
A planning application
for the proposals is expected later this year."
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