Hampshire Chronicle, 12 June 2016: RESIDENTS in Twyford have been urged to fight plans for thousands of new homes being built on countryside. Chairman of Stoke Residents Association David Lovegrove has formed a group called Action Against Destructive Development, which is battling plans by Eastleigh Borough Council to earmark 6,000 homes between Bishopstoke, Fair Oak, Upham, Colden Common and Allbrook. As part of the campaign, Mr Lovegrove is rallying support from nearby villages including Twyford and Colden Common, Upham, Owslebury and Fair Oak.
Local councillor pleased by 467 representations against option B
Gin Tidridge, Independent Councillor, Bishopstoke, 15 June 2016: I am really pleased and heartened to see that so many individuals and organisations took the trouble to make a representation as part of the public consultation process. It took EBC until June to meet its obligation to make those representations public. They are now available and it is really impressive to see 467 high quality representations expressing major concerns with option B.
Is this bridge too small to cope with 6,000+ new houses?
If options B and C go ahead, this bridge – at Allbrook Lane – would be at the west end of the proposed North Bishopstoke link road. It’s clearly too small to accommodate the vastly increased traffic flows from 6,000+ new homes and, without any plans to expand it, surely makes the new road unviable. If you agree this bridge will cause huge traffic jams, we need your help to stop options B and C. View Daily Echo article of 17 March 2016 below.
CPRE firmly objects to options B and C
CPRE Hampshire, 16 February 2016: In response to Eastleigh Borough Council’s Local Plan 2011-2036 ‘Issues and Options’ document, CPRE has evaluated the options in terms of their impact on the countryside. This process has confirmed that options B and C are the most damaging to the finest landscape in the borough, and the least acceptable in environmental terms, leading to an unnecessary new road across fine countryside, and probable adverse impacts on the River Itchen SSSI/SAC and the South Downs National Park. These sites are also the furthest from Southampton, the railway and links to the M27. To that end, CPRE will be firmly objecting to options B and C, and will propose an alternative scenario to meet the requirements. View CPRE’s full response below.
Campaigners march against housing development
Wave 105.2 FM, 6 February 2016: Campaigners will march through countryside near Eastleigh on Saturday morning to try to stop it from being built on. 3700 homes could be built on fields north of Bishopstoke. It is one option being considered in the Eastleigh Borough Local Plan (2011-36). EBC says it needs more homes to meet demand. But The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) is urging the council to scrap or dramatically scale back two of the options under consideration.
