ADD UPDATE, 2 August 2024: We reported recently that Bloor Homes have announced plans for a 250-home estate on Mortimers Lane, Fair Oak – part of the Option C plan rejected by the planning inspector in 2020. The company have since launched a swift ‘public consultation’, which has all the hallmarks of an empty PR exercise.
If you give local residents just three weeks to respond during the holiday season – and don’t make it clear how to do so – you may not get any feedback. And then, of course, you can truthfully say that no one objected to your scheme.
So we urge anyone concerned about the future of our area to examine the plans at https://www.mortimerslaneconsultation.co.uk/ and to submit their views by the deadline of 8 August 2024. The relevant email address for responses is [email protected].
ADD, while recognising the need for more housebuilding in Eastleigh, considers this site to be totally unsuitable. In particular, it will cause even more pressure on our already heavily congested roads, adding to traffic to Winchester through Colden Common and Twyford, to Eastleigh via Bishopstoke Road, and on the rural lanes of the South Downs National Park.
Bloor Homes are clearly trying to pre-empt Eastleigh Borough Council’s planning process, which is due to go out to public consultation late autumn. We shall be keeping a close watch on developments.
We recognise that you may wish to keep your submission to Bloor Homes confidential. However, please do copy us at [email protected], if you feel inclined to do so. Your comments could provide useful evidence, though we will not be publicising any names.
