Eco Town proposal

Stoughton Eco Town

For Pennbury Eco Town Online Petition click here

For Save England Pennbury Website click here

Extent of Co-op Landholding information from Save England Website, superimposed onto Google Earth image of local area

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Dont know wether it really

On January 17th, 2008 David Atter (not verified) says:

Dont know wether it really matters but I suppose every little helps there is a facebook group called "Stop the Pennbury Eco Town Development in Leicestershire" If anyone wants to join David Atter

This is sounding familliar!

On January 21st, 2008 Andy Woolford (not verified) says:

I've put a link to this site on our website: http://www.save-redhill-aerodrome.org , which is facing a similar threat from the owners of the aerdrome to build a "balanced community settlement". Please feel free to browse our site also and add your objections to the current proposal for a change of use into an "equestrian centre". This change of use is apparently a "technical application" to test the response of the planning authorities to a proposal which is in accordance with "greenbelt policies". Of course it is really a cynical attempt to re-designate the land for an alternative use so that reasonable development connected with a "participatory leisure or amenity use" can be justified - thus jeopardising the green field status of the land and paving the way to further housing development in the future. With multi-million pound profits to be made, it is little wonder that aviation is percieved as a soft target for speculative developers. This is due largely to the public perception of general aviation being a leisure activity for the rich and a thorn in the side of local communities. At Redhill, we as operators, are desperately trying to build bridges with the local community so that we can better understand and respect each other's needs. Certainly, this latest round of applications has provided some common ground between local campaigners and airfield users. These bridges, once built, must be nurtured. I thoroughly support your campaign and will register my objections. I would ask you do the same for the Redhill Campaign. Best of luck to us all. Andy Woolford

Update from the Pennbury Eco Town Committee

On January 15th, 2008 Andy Duke (not verified) says:

Look out for a comment on behalf of the Leicestershire Aero Club in tomorrows (Wed 16th Jan) Leicester Mercury regarding the proposed Pennbury Eco Town.

Also: A demonstration will be held outside the Great Glen Co-op on Saturday 19th Jan at 11:00 am. It will be attended by members of the press, MP Edward Garnier, local schools and interest groups opposed to the proposed development. We would like to get as many Aero Club members there as possible to support the protests (banners not required).

Four members of the committee will be attending a meeting at the Billsdon Coplow centre on Friday 18th Jan. I will report on this next week.

Lastly - A notice board will be erected in the Club at the bottom of the stairs this weekend. We (the committee) will add information from all the attended meetings and keep you informed of our activities and progress, but this notice board is open to EVERYONE to post information that may be of interest or use to us.

Andy Duke

Co-op Land ownership information from Save England Website

On January 3rd, 2008 visitor says:

Eco Town

On January 1st, 2008 nigel wakeling says:

Considering the likely impact on our flying, there seems to be very little reaction to this monstrous project. Has any body any ideas how we can arouse some fighting spirit other than signing the Number 10 petition which we all know from past experience will be ignored?

Eco Town

On January 1st, 2008 James Fearn (not verified) says:

Individual letters from hundreds of people take far more time to look at than a single petition and will therefore attract more attention from MPs and people of influence. If your MP receives 500 letters on the same subject they will take a lot more interest than they would take in a single petition. To make it easier, a letter could be written and posted on this website for people to download, sign and post to their MP.

Stoughton Eco Town

On December 30th, 2007 Stuart Zarb (not verified) says:

The proposals for this are advancing in private but it is understood that it is considered as HIGHLY LIKELY TO GO AHEAD as only the CoOp are involved as landowners and the plans could be put into more or less immediate effect. Despite LAC having a lease, it is unlikely this would prevent and compulsory orders...

There is a public meeting on Friday 1st February 2008 at the Billesdon Coplow Centre where more details may be available but in the meantime please register at

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/PennburyEcoTown/

This is an official petition hosted by the government so has the potential of some influence.

Please sign up to it and encourage anyone else with an interest to do the same.

Stoughton Eco-Town

On January 2nd, 2008 Barry Tempest (not verified) says:

This has horrendous implications for the Club and the local area. Although we do generate some noise nuisance and to our best to minimise it the environmental damage of the Co-op proposal would totally destroy the local, largely rural, community. It would also deprive all of Leicestershire and the region of an established and thriving venue for General Aviation.

I have contacts with many General Aviation organisations along with the GA media and would be more than willing to enlist their assistance should it be thought appropriate at this stage.

Planned Eco Town

On January 11th, 2008 Anne Bond (not verified) says:

I will be attending a Forum meeting next week with local councillors and MP's.re this horrendous proposal which will destroy our landscape and the whole idea is impossible because the road infrastructure is dreadful now unable to cope.I will be doing a petition in and around Oadby Town at a later date (if agreed) for those without Internet access,which there are still many and we need all the signatures as possible,otherwise the Government will say we are not bothered.How about one of your Members flying a Banner over the relevant areas to Advertise this proposal!!??

banner towing

On January 11th, 2008 Konfused says:

Anne towing a banner would be a great idea, unfortunately it is not quite as easy as you would probably imagine.We would need to get approval from the CAA which is quite a lenghty and expensive procedure, and also specially adapted aircraft.