Major Developments Update plus

What are the plans to look after the thriving local water vole population with all of the proposed developments in the village? There are water voles all along the rhyne from the quarry entrance right along to catherines inn. Also in the rhyne that runs behind the anchor inn up towards the proposed water park. It would be a real loss if this population was lost! It has certainly been here for more than 50 years.

Thank you.. We have both objected to the grand design house so NOT adjoining Edgehill and which has never been used in conjunction with the stable( which has only ever been used as a field shelter and has never been completed!)
Have alerted a few others. Should they have put up a site notice ?

Very interesting.The stable conversion is a bit breathtaking, but not surprising when you think about it.

Thanks for your reply and yes BOB is aware of a potential application. The school is possibly related to an old NSC local plan that designated the fields a strategic open space, someone (possibly BPC) suggested a school could be built, but as Sanders own the fields their price would be related development. Sanders have querying the fields SOS designation during the recent Planing Inspector SAP hearing, so very likely the recent survey on the fields was/is related. See this link and read their hearing statements. http://www.bleadon.org.uk/majordevelopments.html#CoreStrategy

Rumours abound in the village between 150-179 houses plus surgery. In fact any school could come at a price, potentially the loss of our rural identity as Bleadon may be reclassified a 'service' rather than 'infill' village that would bring WSM even closer. It is of course outside the 'Settlement Boundary' so should be refused but.....We will just have to wait and see if an application is in fact made.

Also you may recall regards the Sanders fields at Bridge/Bleadon Road, that in 2011 residents voted against a development. The results are in the Bleadon Village News #89 - in the News & Views section, as seen on BOB here http://www.bleadon.org.uk/media/other/24400/bleadonvnsummer2011.pdf

As you know, NSC Core Strategy and related Sites Allocation Plan is under review to identify where they will build 21,000 houses by 2026 and WSM area is taking most due to Green Belt protection between Bristol and Bath. The problem with increased services is that NSC may then change our rural status of infill development, that will then bring extra housing outside of the settlement boundary, so It is a difficult and fine balance.

FYI. BOB was on the Parish Plan (that should now be a Supplementary Planning Document) working groups in 2005, delivered some questionnaires and helped collate the replies. All the information we have now is on this link http://www.bleadon.org.uk/parishplan.html so please have a look. However we never saw the final adopted 20 year plan, only a copy of the 2008 draft and a leaflet of 103 Proposed Improvements which was sent to all residents. After 2009 the Parish Council seems to have lost the plan completely, and in April this year, four months after we asked for a copy, "The Clerk confirmed that the Parish Council cannot find a copy of the plan"?

Are you aware of the impending application for housing on the fields between Bridge Road and the Fiat garage- with NSC talking to the developer about having a primary school on the site?