Examination of the Rushcliffe Local Plan Temporarily Suspended, until Greenbelt Review Completed

Rushcliffe Borough Council's examination of the Rushcliffe Local Plan has been temporarily suspended until completion of the Greenbelt review. As a community in Radcliffe on Trent, we have not been advised of the review to our Greenbelt land.

And yet, while the Greenbelt review is well under way and due to close in 26 days, William Davis homes are planning a public consultation meeting on land that is, as yet, still designated Greenbelt land.

This is by far a done deal and if we are to be successful as a community, we need to be very clear about our feelings here.

It is of key concern that William Davis homes are planning a Public Consultation when, as yet, no plans for development have been published on the Rushcliffe Borough Council website. No planning permission has been approved, so if you want Radcliffe community to remain the quiet village that we know and love, then we need to make a stand as a community.

What you can do:
Attend the 'Public Consultation' by William Davis homes
Thurs, 18th July 2013: 3-7pm
St Mary's Hall, Main Road, Radcliffe in Trent

Make our feelings as a community clear to those in attendance

With 1000 houses recently green-lit by Rushcliffe Borough Council within neighbouring Bingham, and an additional 500 houses approved in Newton, members of the Radcliffe community have raised their concerns over the pressure upon village life and its community. Approval for the 1000 homes planned for Bingham can be found on the Rushcliffe Borough Council's website here. The extensive plans can be found on pages 10-65 of this document.

Further objections raised include:

• Objections to the identification of Green Belt land as a suitable place to build.
• Concerns were raised over the drastic decrease in property values for Radcliffe residents who had paid a premium for the views across the Green Belt.
• The increased pressure on an already heavily congested A52 and the additional impact that the approved plans for 1000 houses in Bingham would have.
• The same is the case of the 500 houses approved at Newton.
• The increased traffic through the village as a 'rat-run' as a result of the proposed roundabout at the top end of Shelford Road and suggested link through to the A52.
• Pressure on the village centre with a lack of adequate parking.
• Pressure on the heath centre and the increasing difficulty of access to essential services.  
• Concerns were raised over the already stretched capacities of Radcliffe on Trent Infant School and Radcliffe on Trent Junior School and the influx that a potential 2055 additional new homes would bring to the village community. 
• Additional anxieties were raised over policing and the reduction of police presence in Radcliffe on Trent with the closure of the police station. 

Your voice is key to this. Indifference and inertia will result in a loss of our Greenbelt.