Council withdraws travellers' site plan for Medway Road allotments in Sheerness
A proposal to turn a popular allotment
into a travellers’ site has been withdrawn.
Swale council planners had been asked to
consider the plans for the site, which would have housed 14
caravans, at the Medway Road allotments in Sheerness.
Sheerness West councillors Angela Harrison and
Steve Worrall moved quickly to urge residents to make their views
known and the council withdrew the idea at a meeting on
Thursday.
According to Cllr Harrison about 20 residents
turned up to the meeting of Swale council’s local development
forum, which was held at Swale House in Sittingbourne.
Medway Road has 120 allotments, some of which
have been held by the same people for more than 20 years.
Cllr Harrison said: “Steve and I are both
delighted, we really are.
“If we hadn’t picked it up quickly it would
have gone through the process and come back to the committee next
year and there would have been six months of residents worrying if
it was going to happen.”
Cllr Gerry Lewin, Swale council's executive
portfolio holder for sustainable planning, said: “The council
sensibly gave early indication to councillors on the sites being
considered.
"We received their opinions and further
information from officers and can confirm that the site will not be
considered.
"We value our allotment sites and welcomed the
presence of so many representatives from the Medway Road site in
question at the meeting on Thursday evening.”
Friday, October 16 2009
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