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SIX56 has reared its head again.

If this goes ahead, it will destroy South Warrington and have devastating effects on the whole of Warrington.

Please see the updates below from Councillor Ryan Bate.
The most recent updates will be uppermost.
If you are on Facebook, you can view Ryan’s page at…
https://www.facebook.com/ryanbatelibdem

You can also see Ryan’s video on Facebook at this link…
https://www.facebook.com/ryanbatelibdem/videos/740192296686321

Six56 Update – LETTERS AND DEADLINES
(from Councillor Ryan Bate on 26th February 2021)

Just to clarify my update from yesterday: the 30 day deadline on letters which original objectors and neighbours of the site received is based on the standard letter and process.
Officers have assured your local LD councillors that this deadline will not apply.
People will have longer to respond.
Only those who originally responded or those near the site were contacted.
I know that this seems limited for a site of this scale and impact.
Please hold off your responses for now. We will provide more guidance in the next week or so, as we have had chance to properly review the updated application.

SIX56 UPDATE
(From Councillor Ryan Bate on 25th February 2021)

The Borough Council are currently agreeing the deadline for making a decision on Six56 with the applicants.
It is almost certain that the timeline will stretch to longer than the normal 12 weeks, given the size and complexity of the application.
The case officer at WBC has confirmed that objections will be accepted beyond the deadline given on the letters which the original c.550 objectors received this week. So please don’t feel the need to rush.
We will provide further information to support you writing your objections.
If you have already objected, you can submit a further letter, but try to focus on the amended application.
Again, more support and guidance will be provided to help you do this.
If you haven’t yet objected, then you are still able to.
More support and guidance will come soon.
Follow this page to make sure you see it.

Thanks to those of who objected in 2019.
Your original objections will still be counted.

As Ryan mentioned (see above), if you intend writing a further letter to back up your original objections, please focus on the amendments (see below) to the original application.

If you have not yet objected, look out for updates on Ryan’s Facebook page.
For those of you not on Facebook, please return to this page and look out for updates and guidance to help you.

A summary of the amendments /updates to the original 2019 planning application (Ref: 2019/34799) is as follows:

• Changes to the illustrative masterplan and parameters plan document including realignment of estate roads, landscape bunds and other changes including details of highway access into the site and the location of the first roundabout into the site from the east.
• An addendum to the Environmental Statement.
• The submission of other documents including a biodiversity net gain and a whole life-cycle carbon assessment.
  

Click here for IMPORTANT information
on the proposed SIX56 development.
This includes a map to show how much Green Belt would be lost.
If this goes ahead, it will destroy South Warrington
and have devastating effects on the whole town.
This information was submitted in 2019 and is still relevant.

SIX56

The official deadline for objections to SIX56 to be confirmed.

Please note. On 26th February, Ryan Bate asked those who have not yet responded to hold off for the time being.

When the time is right, you can send a letter format objection by email to:
devcontrol@warrington.gov.uk

Include Reference Number 2019/34799 along with your name, address (including postcode) and phone number.

Click here to view the 2019 SIX56 Planning Application Details
(Warrington Borough Council website)
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Below are some reasons for objection.
There is no standard template because each person / family will be affected in different ways. Therefore, you need to state in your own words how the development would affect you.
The following is a list of things many people are concerned about.

However, please see Ryan’s message above about holding back on responses for the time being.

• THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES TO DESTROY DESIGNATED GREEN BELT
• Heavy Goods Vehicle Traffic 24 hours per day. (2,000 HGVs per hour)
• Air Pollution 24 hours per day.
• Warrington is already one of the most polluted areas in the UK.
• People are concerned about their health and well being.
• People are concerned about the health of their children, grandchildren, nephews and nieces.
• Noise Pollution 24 hours per day.
• Light Pollution during dark hours which is known to have an adverse effect on wildlife.
• Loss of Wildlife Habitat.
• The area for this development is huge. 242 acres of Green Belt land.
• Flood risk due to huge loss of natural drainage area.
• The height of some of the warehouses could be up to 43.5 metres.
• Loss of value to private property.
• Difficult to sell property.
• There are many industrial units in Warrington that are currently empty. Why are these not being used?
• Jobs are not guaranteed to Warrington residents.
• Due to the price of houses in the area, the types of jobs offered at this location will most likely mean staff commuting from other towns adding to traffic and pollution.
• Automation in warehouses is already happening meaning some jobs would not be long term.
• The project is not guaranteed to be sustainable.
• There is more to infrastructure than just an improved road junction.
  The infrastructure needed for such a massive project would cost far more than what the developers are likely to pay. Does this mean if the project was to go ahead, the burden would fall on the taxpayer? If so, this is not acceptable.
• The amount of traffic that would result from this development would create wear and tear on the roads for years to come.
• The land where the SIX56 development is proposed is a natural pollution filter protecting South Warrington residents from the toxic air from the M6 and M56.
• If Green Belt land is lost to developments of this nature, it could set a precedent for future loss of Green Belt and green spaces.
• Loss of recreational areas for current and future generations.
• If local recreational areas are taken away, people will travel by car to other areas, resulting in more traffic and pollution.
• Loss of recreational areas often has detrimental effects on health and well being, both physical and mental. Not only is this bad for individuals affected by this, it is also a further drain on the health services.
• More time spent in traffic queues presents further cost to industry. This would even affect people just travelling through Warrington.
• Emergency services could be affected by excessive traffic. This could result in the loss of life.
• Conflict of interest due to the very close relationship between Council members and the developers. (scroll down for further details)

Green Belt
The five main purposes of Green Belt in the National Planning Policy Framework are;

• to check the unrestricted sprawl of large built-up areas.
• to prevent neighbouring towns merging into one another.
• to assist in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment.
• to preserve the setting and special character of historic towns.
• to assist in urban regeneration, by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban land.

The plan for SIX56 does not meet the main criteria for releasing land from the Green Belt.

SIX56
The information in the area below (highlighted in light grey) was submitted by one of the residents in 2019.
Some of the reasons may have already been quoted above.

Reasons for Objection (use your own words)
Noise. Delivery/Loading Bays. External service plant noise. Generating Equipment 24hours
The site is recorded as undeveloped, part of the site was used as a decoy during World War 2
Light Pollution 24hrs
Construction period 6.5 years
Odour and Dust problems

Stobarts was refused on 2 grounds 

1. Constitutes inappropriate development within the Greenbelt and by definition would be harmful to the Greenbelt.
Very special circumstances have NOT been provided to outweigh the harm.
2.Proposed development would prejudice preparation of the emerging local plan by virtue of prematurity of the proposed development.

NPPF (National Planning Policy Framework) 2019 

Community should be involved in the planning process
Applicants should work closely with those affected to evolve designs that take the views of the community into account.
Applications that can demonstrate early pro active and effective engagement with the community will be looked at more favourably.

The workshops were poorly run, in small venues during working hours most people could not attend.
They were poorly advertised and most people were unaware of them.
The general points on completion of the workshops were given as impact on highways, height of units, landscaping.

Langtree stated they have worked with WBC to ensure solutions were developed (relating to what?) that work for the whole of Warrington

Apparently a record of all comments raised is included within the SCI submitted within the application?
180 people attended the first event.

There is already a large volume of traffic from Barleycastle.
Will the six56 render Barleycastle useless?
The motorways are already severely congested at the proposed site.
How can the land be of strategic importance in relation to the M6/M56 interchange when it cannot accommodate extra traffic?

The site lies within the boundaries of the Appleton Thorn Neighbourhood plan which states the ward is rural and constrained with limited capacity to develop services and infrastructure to support significant development.
It also states the local road network already struggles to cope with present traffic from current trading estates

NPPF footnote 6 sets out specific policies which indicate where development should be restricted and this includes Greenbelt

The fundamental aim of Greenbelt policy is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open. The essential characteristics of Greenbelt are openness and permanence.

The Warrington economy attracts workers from outside the area who rely on local transport

The Langtree report seems to be based around six 56 employees living in the garden Suburb and not needing a car for work

SIX56
The information in the area below (highlighted in light red) was submitted by another resident in 2019.

This is not just greenbelt, this is active agricultural land with a healthy dairy herd supplying milk. It also has 6 freehold residential properties (one of which is my house) that current plans show as building this monstrous development round us. Langtree consider this a done deal so major objections are needed.
This development makes Stobart look tiny!

Please sign the 38degrees petition…
“Say NO to Stobarts and SIX56”

This petition is still running.

Just click here to go to the petition page.

This only takes a few seconds of your time.
All you need to do is enter your name, email address and postcode.

When you have signed it, please tell your family and friends about it.
(including other members of your household)

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The information below was sent anonymously in 2019.
It may not be up to date.
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Cosy Relationships

It is understandable that local councils and LEPs do and should have relationships with the private sector.
However, this can on occasion become a little too cosy, resulting in a blurring of the lines between what is truly in the public interest and what is to the commercial advantage of the private sector players.
This is certainly the case with Atlantic Gateway (AG)…. let’s think carefully about the various plans for the Warrington area when we look at who is involved…

Atlantic Gateway Board Members:

Kate Willard, Stobart Group Head of Corporate Projects

Roger Milburn, Director of ARUP

John Downes, Chief Executive of Langtree Group – also Director Warrington and Co and Wire Regeneration

Christine Gaskell, Chair of Cheshire and Warrington LEP

Anthony Hatton, Director of Strategic Project for The Peel Group

Terry O’Neill, Cheshire and Warrington Representative


Atlantic Gateway Advisors:

Steve Broomhead, Chief Executive of Warrington Borough Council

Philip Cox, Chief Executive of Cheshire and Warrington LEP

Iain Taylor, Executive Director of Atlantic Gateway. (Previously Partnerships Director, Peel Group)

Being generous about it, the scientific research clearly shows that even the most honest individuals with the highest integrity will be subtly and unconsciously influenced by close commercial or financial relationships.
Motives can become a little blurred and “blended” and thus true independence is lost. However, there are those in public office (and we know who you are) who are quite happy to “help their friends” in the private sector, whilst of course constantly protesting their innocence and integrity…

Which WBCs favoured firms?

ARUP for Green Belt re-appraisal,
Langtree for commercial development,
Peel for commercial and residential parts of the LP and let’s see if Stobart get permission to rip up acres of Green Belt at Barleycastle shall we…?

In our eyes as members of the public, the high level relationships seen here in Atlantic Gateway (and other similar organisations) renders the planning and decision making processes regarding the WBC LP potentially subject to enormous commercial influence and bias. This is reason enough for the PSVLP to be withdrawn and completely re-worked, preferably with independent oversight

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Please note:
All information below may now be out of date but has been left on the website for reference.

Please note.
The original deadline for objections to the Grappenhall Heys developments was 2nd January 2020.
This has been extended until Monday 13th January 2020.

Please scroll down for guidance on what to put in your objection.

The following information may help you with what to put in your objection.
Please put it in your own words. Do not just copy and paste.

It is probably best to email your objections to:
devcontrol@warrington.gov.uk

You must include your name, address and phone number along with the reference number(s) of the applications you are objecting to.
2019/36202
and/or
2019/36204

A Notice to All Residents in Grappenhall Heys

The deadline for responding to the Reserved Matters planning re-application for the following Grappenhall Heys developments is now only a few days away.

Phase 1a (application 2019/36202) – Land Off Astor Drive

Phase 1b (application 2019/36204) – Land of Litchfield Drive

We would encourage all local residents to register their objections or comments with WBC prior to Monday 13^th January2020. We have already circulated on Facebook and placed posters up in the area explaining how to respond.

Through objecting to the original Reserved Matters plans in May 2019, we, as residents, managed to get the developers amend the plans by:

• Reducing the number of houses on Phase 1a from 66 to 58.
• Removal of the planned flats/apartments on both Phase 1a and 1b
• Increased connectivity to the current series of paths and cycleways which they have done.

So, our voice was heard, but we need to object/comment again on the re-submitted plans as some of our objections have been ignored, especially for Phase 1b.

Therefore, please find below a few notes/comments that will help you construct your objections and comments.

Phase 1a (application 2019/36202) – Land Off Astor Drive

1. The resubmitted plans identify a proposed emergency access off Tresham Drive / Bourchier Drive. Unless there is a condition of bollards the access would be permanently open providing a rat run through Tresham Drive and Bourchier Drive. Potentially homeowners of half of phase 1a would travel this route. Based on a 2 car family this would equate to 58 extra cars on Tresham / Bourchier, which are already congested roadways.

1. Based on how congested Tresham / Bourchier already is, to use this area as an emergency access would be a health, safety and welfare concern for current residents and future homeowners and ideally should be removed from the planning application.

Submit any photographs you have of both these congested drives that clearly will identify the reality of parked cars.

1. No plot substitutions on the final approved planning application. This is why Tresham / Bourchier struggles with parking as the original plans were for 4/5 bed detached properties not townhouses/flats. McLean Homes increased the density of their original approved plans.

1. All properties adjacent to the current pathway leading up to the Walled Garden to be facing the pathway. This should be reflected with the properties on Phase 1b so both phases for aesthetic purposes and therefore not creating a “tunnel” towards the end of the pathway.

Phase 1b (application 2019/36204 development accessed via Lichfield Avenue):

1. The density of housing in Phase 1b is too high and does not fit with the character and distinctiveness of the area. Phase 1a has been reduced to 24 houses/hectare, whereas Phase 1b remains at 26 houses/hectare. The number of houses should be reduced.

1. The re-submitted plans still conflict with Section 26 of the original outline planning permission (application 2017/29929) which stated that “no more than 100 residential units shall be served from a single access point” in the “interests of highway safety”. This was a major point raised by WBC in their refusal of the original Reserved Matters plans in May 2019. The re-submitted plans remain at 114 houses for this development. Number of houses needs to be reduced.
2. The Local Highway Authority have been quoted in writing that any “major residential access road can serve up to 150 units” (ref. Environmental & Transport Directorate internal memorandum dated 15^th January 2019 – application 2018/34167). The re-submitted plans would result in 163 houses being served from the single point access from the roundabout at the top of Lichfield Avenue (49 existing houses + 114 new development). Number of houses need to be reduced.

1. Plot 21 at the back of Dashwood Close has a detrimental impact on existing residents’ visual amenity. A larger buffer zone is required to safeguard current residents.

Please include in your representations any other objections/comments you have observed yourself in assessing the plans. Also, please do not copy this document word-for-word as this could invalidate the strength of feeling for these issues (apparently WBC do not register copied documents as legitimate objections/comments).

Remember, the deadline is Monday 13^th January 2020.
This may be your last chance to have your say in how the developments will look in the future.

For those who have already sent feedback to WBC, thank you.

Grappenhall Heys Residents Group

Stobart Update
We are still waiting for the decision by the Secretary of State.

The following is for reference.

This is an update from Kevin McAloon on the Stobart situation.

Following a South Warrington Parish Council meeting last night (8th October 2019), we have agreed there will be around 8 of us speaking against Stobart plans.
Representation time is not limited but we will try to avoid repetition. Review will begin at 10 am Tuesday 15th October when the Inspector will set the ground rules for the review, barristers will make opening remarks and Stobart will firstly speak about their proposal.

It will be good if some of us can be there at the Warrington Town Hall Council Offices from 10am on Tuesday 15th October to show strong objection from our community right from the start.

We expect our opposition speeches will start late Tuesday afternoon (15th October) and go on to early evening and maybe carry over to next day, Wednesday 16th October.

Therefore Tuesday pm / early evening is another good time for residents to come along and support our speakers. The Inspector will visit Appleton Thorn and the target development area sometime on Wednesday to get a first hand feel.
It is likely that this will all be wound up on Thursday with further questions, closing remarks, etc. including barristers’ summaries.
The Inspector is likely to write his report and make a recommendation afterwards for the Secretary of State to make the final decision.

It is appreciated that timings are not ideal for our everyone but do try to come along and attend the hearing when you can…
…and please try avoid serious disruption.

We don’t want to cause the Inspector any major upset. There is already too much rowdiness across the whole country.

It is important to get this plan refused in a fairly civilised way.

See you all next week!

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Planning Application 2019/35681

An application has been made to develop the land at Church Lane, Grappenhall as shown in the map above.
There are no notices posted at the site of the proposed development. There could be many people affected by this development who don’t even know about it.

If you would like to see the details or have any comments, observations or concerns, please access them through the Warrington Borough Council (WBC) website.
Click on the link below to be redirected to the relevant page on the WBC website.

The deadline for objections has been extended to 2nd October 2019.

http://planning.warrington.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=2019%2F35681

If you submit comments via the WBC website, it is worth noting their pages time out after 10 minutes. It is therefore worth writing your comments in a Word Document first… and then copying and pasting into the WBC website form.

Alternatively, you can email your comments to WBC.
The email address is devcontrol@warrington.gov.uk
Please include the reference: Planning Application 2019/35681 along with your name and address.

If you are writing to object, here are some things you may wish to consider.
There is no standard template because each person / family will be affected in different ways. Therefore, you need to state, in your own words, your reasons for objecting.

The proposed development is on Green Belt land within the boundaries of the Grappenhall Conservation area. The development would ruin the special character of this area.

There are no exceptional circumstances for developing this area of Green Belt.
This application does not meet the main criteria of the National Planning Policy Framework for releasing land from the Green Belt.

Even though the application has a ‘green’ element to it, there is concern that an application for change of use could be requested at a later date.

Extra traffic on an already busy road.
Regular vehicular access and parking will ruin the character of the area.

Access to the proposed development would need to cross the pavement which is used by many people, especially school children.

The pavement and road near the entrance to the proposed development often floods.
When this area floods, pedestrians need to walk into the road.
There is no pavement on the other side of the road.

This is already a safety risk, especially for pedestrians, but also to vehicles as they encounter the flood after coming round the bend from Stanney Lunt Bridge towards the village.

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Protect Our Green Belt or Lose it Forever..!

IMPORTANT

Hundreds of us had difficulty objecting to The Local Plan, the Stobarts appeal and SIX56 because of technical issues with the Warrington Borough Council (WBC) IT system.
Many gave up trying to submit their objections after several failed attempts.

If approved, these proposed developments will negatively impact our lives forever.

We believe that WBC’s IT issues have compromised the consultation processes.

If you agree, please register your complaint by email to David Boyer.
dboyer@warrington.gov.uk

Please write in your own words something along the lines of…

“I wish to challenge the validity of Warrington Borough Council’s consultation process for the Local Plan / Stobart’s appeal / SIX56.
I believe the process has been severely undermined by your inadequate IT system.”

Although the Stobart’s development will have a negative affect on all of Warrington (just think of the traffic and pollution), South Warrington will be the worse affected. Therefore, you may also wish to include the following statement in your email.

“In addition, I would like to request that the planning committee meeting to decide on the Stobart’s appeal be held in South Warrington.”

Faisal Rashid MP has also asked for your concerns about any of these plans to be sent via his website www.faisalrashid.com or directly by email to faisal.rashid.mp@parliament.uk

Protect Our Green Belt or Lose it Forever..!

…But This is NOT Just About The Green Belt.

You could lose your home and/or business through Compulsory Purchase Order..!

Everyone in Warrington will be affected if these plans are approved.

Local Plan

The deadline for objections to the local plan has now passed.
The following information is now for reference only.

The following information from “Rethinking South Warrington’s Future” may give you some ideas for your objection to the Local Plan.

Rethinking South Warrington’s Future
PSV -Proposed Submission Version Information

If, like us, you disagree with the Local Plan, please write your own objection IN YOUR OWN WORDS.
Don’t feel you have to use WBC’s online representation form. You can send an email or Word document to localplan@warrington.gov.uk or write to them.

Here are some ideas, but remember it is not for you or anyone to come up with better ideas. However it is our remit to prove the plan is UNSOUND and UNDELIVERABLE! When writing your personal comments of objections please refer back to those two words!n

Economic Growth

It is our opinion that the economic growth targets have been set by those who have a vested interest in overstating growth predictions for their own purposes. Examples are Warrington & Co. and the LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership). Indeed the economic growth prediction figures used have come from the LEP without ANY major proposal to back up such a prediction. Official figures predict much slower growth than that detailed in the plan and hence there is no Justification to use such forecasts in predicting the Towns housing need.

The planned number of homes is well beyond government housing targets.
The employment land is not backed by any meaningful economic strategy for the town.

No need for development which destroys character and distinctiveness (unchecked housing sprawl destroying unique character of each village).

No Town centre development plan to ease pressure on the development sites be they be brown or green.

No case made for release of green belt.

No case can be made for the immediate release of land from Greenbelt (i.e. before brownfield has been developed.)

Warrington has a very poor delivery of housing. Previously the maximum supply rate is less than 550 per annum. Yet in the plan the build rate peaks at circa 1600 houses per annum!

All of the above demonstrate that the plan is NOT SOUND or DELIVERABLE!

Infrastructure

This is not just roads. It’s everything needed for the plan to succeed. Hospitals, Doctors, Heath Centres, Schools, roads, etc etc.

None of the infrastructure proposed uses public money and it is not detailed in the plan where the money is coming from?

Vague crossings across the canals. No detail, only suggestions all of which are unfunded.

Estimates of £50m for the Cantilever Bridge to be developed. This is not only unrealistic, it would not cover the cost of the housing/land that would need to be purchased.

Vague road network in the South. Again, no detail, only suggestions all of which are unfunded.

Some of the infrastructure is ‘considered’ in LPT4 (Local Transport Plan 4). However, this is just a ‘wish list’ of considerations and has no substance.
No detail of health and well-being facilities required, how they will be funded or when they will be built.

No detail of schools provision, how they will be funded or when in the plan they will be built.

The WWL (Warrington Western Link) will not help the plan at all. It merely brings traffic to existing bottlenecks whilst adding more traffic from those avoiding Tolls on the Mersey Gateway crossings.

Total reliance on the road network for residents and the local economy. No coherent plan on how to solve traffic problems.

All of the above demonstrate that the plan is NOT SOUND or DELIVERABLE!

Air Quality & Environment

Warrington is already over burdened with poor air quality.
Removal of green space will make air quality much worse, yet the plan even argues the opposite.

The plan’s over reliance on the car and ensuing traffic will exacerbate the situation. 

No realistic traffic assessments undertaken.

Loss of habitat for many species not considered in any detail.

Loss of landscape, setting for the villages is lost. Character and distinctiveness is lost.

The Plan does not guide people back to the town centre, in fact the opposite.

All of the above demonstrate that the plan is NOT SOUND or DELIVERABLE!

Greenbelt

The plan doesn’t meet the 5 criteria for release from Green Belt which are…

to check the unrestricted sprawl of large built-up area

to assist in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment

to preserve the setting and special character of historic towns

to assist in urban regeneration, by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban land

to prevent neighbouring towns merging into one another

All of the above demonstrate that the plan is NOT SOUND or DELIVERABLE!

LTP4 Transport Plan

The deadline for objections to the LTP4 Transport Plan has now passed.
The following information is now for reference only.

Every objection counts.
If you don’t have time to make a detailed objection, here are some basic reasons from Rethinking South Warrington’s Future on why to object to the LTP4 Transport Plan

• Poor transport strategy lacking essential detail.
Lots of road infrastructure is unplanned or only aspirational across lifetime of the Local Plan.
• Some infrastructure projects (roads and bridges) will be grossly underfunded and therefore whole plan is undeliverable. 

The LTP4 is UNSOUND and UNDELIVERABLE

Please consider donating to help stop this madness via the Rethinking South Warrington’s Future website.

Please click on the above image to visit the Rethinking South Warrington’s Future Facebook page or click here to visit the Rethinking South Warrington’s Future website.

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Please take the time to watch “A Local Issue”, a short film by Niamh Lafferty.

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Thanks to those who have attended the various Town Hall Protests.
For those who were unable to attend, thank you for your continued support of the various Facebook and/or Local Action Groups. Look out for future events.

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Please read this message from the Grappenhall & Thelwall Parish Council.

The Parish Council is in the process of producing a Neighbourhood Plan for Grappenhall & Thelwall. A Neighbourhood Plan is a new way for communities to help shape future development of housing/employment and to protect green spaces.

We are seeking initial views from residents and would like as many residents as possible to complete a short questionnaire via Survey Monkey (see link below). After we have analysed the initial results, we will then be inviting residents to attend local consultation events.

Warrington musician, Dave Buckley has written a song called Town Hall Gates.
He performs the song with The Watchwood.
Please select the image below for details.

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This site has been set up for the residents of Warrington opposed to Warrington Borough Council’s outrageous plans to turn our town into a city and build thousands of houses and industrial units on most of the Green Belt land around the town.

If this stupidity is allowed to continue, ALL parts of Warrington will be affected by extra traffic (as if we don’t have enough traffic in this area already), pollution, loss of recreational areas, wildlife habitat and much more.

The first time many Warrington residents knew the extent of these plans was when they saw various notices posted in different areas around the town.

Many of these notices were put out by residents who were disgusted that Warrington Borough Council had not made any serious efforts to bring awareness to the general public.

For the biggest potential change to the area in many years, Warrington Borough Council chose late July until September 12th 2017 (which was extended until the 29th September 2017) to run the consultation. This was a time when many people were away on holiday.

Although the consultation has now ended, the battle has only just begun.

Naturally, many people are shocked and worried about this situation, as in some cases, this could lead to compulsory purchases of their property (residential and/or business).

Although there are several Facebook groups in relation to this subject, not everyone uses Facebook.
This site has been designed so the information discussed in the Facebook groups can be displayed in an easy to find format.

If you are already a Facebook member, but not yet a member of any relevant Facebook group, please consider joining one or more of the groups under the ‘Facebook Groups’ tab of this website.

Selecting the relevant tab will take you straight to the group.
You will then have the options of signing in to your Facebook account (unless you are already signed in) or creating a new Facebook account if you are not yet a Facebook member.

If you are not yet a member of the group, a ‘Join Group’ button will appear.

For those of you with family and/or friends who do not use the internet, please help them as much as you can.
For example, print things off for them to read, take your mobile device to their homes and let them read the information on this website.