DON'T GIVE UP...LET'S KEEP ON GOING!!! SHOUT OUT FOR THE CAGE CAMPAIGN!

YOU MAY BE ASKING WHY HAS THIS APPLICATION BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2021?

WON’T THE COUNCIL’S PLANNING COMMITTEE JUST GIVE IN THIS TIME AFTER 4 REFUSALS INCLUDING A PUBLIC INQUIRY?

As our supporters know It has been ‘going on’ for such a long time because there is a vast amount of opposition to the building of the warehouses on open countryside.

There are many reasons why CAGE still thinks it should be turned down including HM’s Inspector’s dismissal of the Planning Application and the petition signed by 102,000 who objected to the destruction of the Oakdown Oaks on the site.

The dates of the next Planning Committee (DCC) meetings are 15th May and following that 12th June. The Oakdown Farm (OF) submission may be dealt with at either of those meetings or in the future.

The local council elections take place on 2nd May so we cannot know exactly the composition of the DCC until after that.

We are currently working on our submission to Basingstoke Council. We intend to send personal letters to the members of the DCC to ensure that they know the opinions of the community about the 8-warehouse development at OF.

Currently, there are 334 letters of objection in Planning Comments on BDBC’s planning portal. (You can see the letters people and the statutory consultees have sent in by visiting BDBC’s planning section – don’t forget you need to log in before you can access any comments.

Please check what our Borough Councillor Diane Taylor and Dummer Parish Council have to say in their comments to find other reasons why you might want to write again to Basingstoke Council encouraging all members of your household and others to write as soon as possible.

YOUR ACTIVE SUPPORT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Thank you.