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NSC = North Somerset Council
YPC = Yatton Parish Council
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| 2018 | |
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| 13 April | Newsletter #30 |
| 5 March | Application appeared online for a new medical practice at Smallway |
| 1 Feb | Application registered for Extra Care housing within the Bloor 2 development |
| 30 Jan | Open public meeting @ Horsecastle Chapel. Presentation (PDF; 71MB) |
| 29 Jan | [NEWS] Building on greenfield land at 25-year high The Times |
| 18 Jan | Newsletter #29 |
| 17 Jan | [NEWS] Fresh plan to turn old rugby pitches into housing estate North Somerset Times |
| 3 Jan | Newsletter #28 |
| 3 Jan | [NEWS] ‘Strategic policy conflict and landscape harm win out in tilted balance‘ Planning |
| 2 Jan | Stowey Road appeal dismissed. Decision |
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| 2017 | |
| 18 Dec | Learned that Persimmon has submitted amended plans to build on land off Moor Road |
| 14 Dec | Newsletter #27 |
| 31 Oct – 2 Nov | Stowey Road appeal inquiry. Closing statement by NSC |
| 22 Oct | Newsletter #26 |
| 9 Oct | Advised that Bloor 2 Reserved Matters application (registered on 25 Sept) now online |
| 30 Aug | [NEWS] Housing developers will not catch up on backlog ‘any time soon’ North Somerset Times |
| 23 Aug | [NEWS] Destroying our rural character Letter to the North Somerset Times |
| 16 Aug | [NEWS] Developer ignores fears over 60 homes ‘harming’ Yatton North Somerset Times |
| 31 July | Proposal for a 100+ dwelling development on land at Rectory Farm in public domain |
| July | Taylor Wimpey re-submitted application to build 60 houses on land off Stowey Road |
| 29 June | [NEWS] Government tells North Somerset Council to find more land for 2,500 new homes Bristol Post |
| 16-18 May | Site Allocations Plan Examination. We made the case for the removal of the Moor Road site from the SAP |
| 3 April | Local residents receive notification of Stowey Road appeal. Taylor Wimpey’s grounds for appeal also put in public domain. |
| 29 March | Newsletter #25 |
| 24 March | Draft version of Yatton Neighbourhood Development Plan out for consultation |
| 10 Jan | NSC adopt revised Core Strategy |
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| 2016 | |
| 24 Dec | Newsletter #24 |
| 21 Dec | [NEWS] Could new homes in Yatton harm area’s trees? Weston Mercury |
| 19 Dec | Representatives from the North Somerset Villages Alliance – including from Yatton – meet NSC planners |
| 12 Nov | [NEWS] Inquiry decides fate of ‘important’ North Somerset fields Weston Mercury |
| 11 Nov | [NEWS] North Somerset Council scales down Yatton homes plan Weston Mercury |
| 8-10 Nov | Public inquiry to decide whether part of the Chestnut Drive site in Claverham should be registered as a village green |
| 2 Nov | [NEWS] Orchard should not be built on – protest group North Somerset Times |
| 27 Oct | [NEWS] Calls to protect ‘valued’ orchard as leader slams housing approach Weston Mercury |
| 26 Oct | [NEWS] Why is Yatton only now unsuitable? Letter to the North Somerset Times |
| 18 Oct | Council Leader supports saving the orchard |
| Meeting of the NSC Executive. Minutes | |
| 15 Oct | Newsletter #23 |
| 12 Oct | [NEWS] Yatton spared further homes in JSP North Somerset Times |
| [NEWS] Council reveals its 20-year housing plan North Somerset Times | |
| 10 Oct | [NEWS] Countryside housing alliance pledges to ‘monitor’ North Somerset Council’s actions Weston Mercury |
| 28 Sept | NMD meeting with Cllr Nigel Ashton (Leader of NSC), and Cllr Jill Iles |
| 21 Sept | Newsletter #22 |
| 20 Sept | [NEWS] Planning website slated as North Somerset Council says ‘keep trying’ Weston Mercury |
| 16 Sept | [NEWS] Mendip Vale medical centre site confirmed despite ‘anxiety’ Weston Mercury |
| 15 Sept | [NEWS] Date confirmed for Congresbury housing appeal Weston Mercury |
| 15 Sept | [NEWS] Village’s “shock” at changes to bus services Weston Mercury |
| 13 Sept | We questioned Cllr Nigel Ashton on BBC Radio Bristol |
| 5 Sept | [NEWS] Housing plan for Yatton is rejected by North Somerset Council North Somerset Times |
| 30 Aug | Gladman withdraw their application for land off Chestnut Drive in Claverham |
| 23 Aug | NSC refuse Taylor Wimpey application for land off Stowey Road |
| 25 July | NSC publish proposed Main Modifications to remitted policy CS32 (and others). Closing date for comments: 5 Sept |
| 16 July | [NEWS] Council gears up to defend housing appeals Weston Mercury |
| 14 July | Email exchange with Dr Liam Fox MP |
| 5 July | Avonside CPRE hosted Shaun Spiers, CEO of the Campaign to Protect Rural England at a meeting held at Flax Bourton. Listen to Shaun’s talk |
| 22 June | [NEWS] Council’s fears over ‘unnecessary’ housing North Somerset Times |
| 10 June | Newsletter #21 |
| 8 June | [NEWS] Parish Council to fund study? North Somerset Times |
| 7 June | YPC Planning Committee agrees to recommend refusal of the Persimmon application |
| Mike Jackson (NSC) response to Liam Fox’s letter (see 20 May) | |
| 5 June | [NEWS] Parish to fund housing assessment? Weston Mercury |
| 1 June | [NEWS] MP criticises council over new housing North Somerset Times |
| [NEWS] ‘Fury’ spurs on campaigners North Somerset Times | |
| St Modwen deliver leaflet to residents near to the proposed 200-home development off the B3133 in Kenn. | |
| 31 May | Response received from NSC to FOI request |
| 26 May | Open public meeting held @ Horsecastle Chapel. Steve’s presentation (PDF, 6 MB) Rhiannon’s presentation (PDF, 2 MB) |
| [NEWS] MP fights housing proposals Weston Mercury | |
| 25 May | [NEWS] Councillor defends record over Yatton housing plans North Somerset Times |
| [NEWS] MP’s housing appeal rejected re Venus Street, Congresbury North Somerset Times | |
| 23 May | Newsletter #20 |
| 20 May | Dr Liam Fox MP letter to Mike Jackson @ NSC |
| Government writes to Dr Liam Fox MP announcing it will not call in NSC’s decision to grant outline permissions to Hallam and Bloor Homes. Liam Fox’s letter to YPC. | |
| [NEWS] North Somerset Council reveals plans for unspent £13million Weston Mercury. See 16 May | |
| 18 May | [NEWS] Council refusal to conduct study into impact of hundreds of homes is ‘slap in face for villagers’ Bristol Post |
| 17 May | NMD statement on NSC’s refusal to carry out a cumulative Environmental Impact Assessment. Also sent as Newsletter #19 |
| 16 May | YPC planning committee vote unanimously to recommend refusal of the Persimmon application for land off Moor Road. |
| [NEWS] Flash floods hit village High Street after rain North Somerset Times | |
| [NEWS] £13m ‘sat’ in council coffers Weston Mercury | |
| 13 May | Letter from North Somerset Council… refusing to conduct a cumulative Environmental Impact Assessment |
| 10 May | Inaugural meeting of an alliance of action groups in North Somerset. Churchill, Claverham, Congresbury, Langford, Sanford, Wrington all represented… as well as Yatton. Report |
| 4 May | [NEWS] Villagers lobby council for action after ‘decisive’ parish poll victory North Somerset Times |
| 29 April | Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted to NSC re pre-application advice provided to Persimmon. NSC will respond by 31 May |
| 28 April | End of Site Allocations Plan consultation |
| [NEWS] Councillor criticised over housing row Weston Mercury | |
| 26 April | YPC letter to Dr Liam Fox MP, requesting that the Hallam and Bloor 2 planning permissions (9 March) be ‘called in’ |
| 25 April | YPC Planning Committee met to consider the Parish Poll result, and the Parish Council’s response to the poll and Site Allocations Plan. Minutes. |
| 22 April | Viv Tomkinson letter to Cllr Elfan Ap Rees |
| 21 April | NMD letter to NSC following Parish Poll |
| 20 April | Case file for Persimmon application to develop land off Moor Road appears online |
| [NEWS] Parish poll vote calls for action over housing plans North Somerset Times | |
| 14 April | Parish Poll. 1,360 (98.6%) voted YES. Declaration of Result |
| 7 April | [NEWS] Council’s alleged ‘maladministration’ over housing decisions Weston Mercury |
| 6 April | [NEWS] Village ‘held hostage’ for Government cash Richard Westwood’s letter to the North Somerset Times |
| 5 April | Newsletter #18 |
| 31 March | [NEWS] Parish poll declared after anger among Yatton villagers Weston Mercury |
| 30 March | [NEWS] Villagers take to the polls over ‘unacceptable’ housing North Somerset Times |
| 24 March | [NEWS] Village’s future under scrutiny Weston Mercury |
| 22 March | BBC R4 The Life Scientific on the consequences of building on flood plains |
| 21 March | Unanimous public vote at Annual Parish Meeting for this question to be put at a Parish Poll. See draft minutes |
| Planning application submitted by Persimmon to develop land off Moor Road. Case file did not appear online until 20 April | |
| 18 March | Newsletter #17 |
| 17 March | Misleading statement from Barton Willmore on approved Bloor developments |
| 16 March | [NEWS] Views of the Editor, Tom Wright on the Site Allocations Plan consultation |
| 14 March | YPC adopted recommendations of the Yatton Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group |
| 10 March | Start of 7-week consultation period on the draft Site Allocations Plan (to 28 April) |
| 9 March | NSC Planning & Regulatory Committee approve Hallam, Bloor 2, and the proposed 5-arm roundabout at Arnold’s Way. We presented this statement to the Committee. Also, listen to Tom Leimdorfer’s intervention |
| 1 March | Members of NSC Planning & Regulatory Committee make a site visit to North End |
| [NEWS] Developers accused of restricting supply of new homes to boost profits The Guardian | |
| 19 Feb | [NEWS] Controversial Yatton homes plan is deferred North Somerset Times |
| 18 Feb | [NEWS] ‘Important’ housing decision postponed Weston Mercury |
| 10 Feb | NSC Planning & Regulatory Committee defers consideration of the Hallam application until 9 March. We presented this statement to the Committee. |
| 9 Feb | Newsletter #16 |
| 2 Feb | Newsletter #15 |
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| 2015 | |
| 30 Dec | [NEWS] Revealed: housebuilders sitting on 600,000 plots of land The Guardian |
| 7 Dec | Joint meeting of North Somerset Parishes affected by speculative development, chaired by ALCA. Council officers Richard Kent (Head of Development Management), and Michael Reep (Planning Policy Manager) were in attendance. |
| 3 Dec | Yatton RFC EGM regarding the future location of the Club. Relevant to Persimmon |
| 30 Nov | Barratt Homes appeal dismissed. See 6-9 October |
| 28 Nov | [NEWS] Plea for united homes fight Weston Mercury |
| 24 Nov | [NEWS] Setback for rugby club’s pitch move Weston Mercury |
| [NEWS] Development decision expected ‘before Christmas’ – council North Somerset Times | |
| [NEWS] Clevedon to lose thousands in new levy deal North Somerset Times | |
| 9 Nov | [NEWS] Residents fears after news more homes are planned for green fields in Congresbury North Somerset Mercury |
| 4 Nov | [NEWS] Villages across North Somerset identified as locations for hundreds of new homes in regional plan North Somerset Mercury |
| 2 Nov | [NEWS] First Yatton housing phase approved North Somerset Times |
| 26 Oct | YPC planning committee considered the s106 request for the Taylor Wimpey Stowey Road development |
| 23 Oct | Barratt Homes appeal hearing reconvened for an extra day |
| 21 Oct | NSC grants planning permission for Bloor 1 development, now being advertised as “Chestnut Park“ |
| 20 Oct | NSC received Executive approval to consult on changes to the remaining remitted policies of the Core Strategy, following the decision by the Secretary of State on Policy CS13 [draft minute] – see 23 Sept |
| 18 Oct | [NEWS] Ladder firm site could be sold for homes Weston Mercury |
| 17 Oct | Meeting with Dr Liam Fox MP |
| 15 Oct | Residents who complained about Bloor hoarding and flags – see 30 Sept – receive letters of acknowledgement from NSC |
| 13 Oct | Government publish Planning & Housing Bill |
| 10 Oct | [NEWS] Barratt’s Public Enquiry: The Story So Far John Mills |
| 8 Oct | [NEWS] ‘Isolated’ housing plan to be heard at appeal North Somerset Times |
| 6-9 Oct | Barratt Homes appeal hearing against NSC’s rejection of its plans to build 80 homes off Brinsea Road @ Town Hall, W-s-M. View evidence |
| 1 Oct | [NEWS] House ruling ‘a mockery’ of local views Weston Mercury |
| 30 Sept | Bloor Homes erect an advertising hoarding on the site of Bloor 1, for which they later apply for retrospective planning permission |
| 28 Sept | Following a presentation by two representatives of Taylor Wimpey, YPC planning committee considered TW’s Stowey Road application and recommended refusal |
| Newsletter #14 | |
| 25 Sept | Heated Twitter exchanges between Council Deputy Leader and Government Minister |
| NMD statement on the housing target | |
| 23 Sept | NSC reacts to the Secretary of State’s decision regarding the ‘housing requirement’ for North Somerset – see 7 Sept, 19 July, and 17 March |
| 18 Sept | Newsletter #13 |
| 9 Sept | [NEWS] Villages across North Somerset could become giant car parks if plans for new homes go ahead North Somerset Mercury |
| 7 Sept | Dr Liam Fox MP, John Penrose MP, Leader and Chief Exec of NSC met with Housing Minister in London. “Still no clarity in relation to housing numbers and no timetable for a decision on policy CS13.” – Minute EXE36 |
| 4 Sept | [NEWS] Sixty homes in green fields? North Somerset Times |
| [NEWS] Building homes would be ‘hell’ for villagers Weston Mercury | |
| 1 Sept | [NEWS] Developer accused of ‘ignoring’ village Weston Mercury |
| 28 Aug | [NEWS] Housing development a ‘threat’ to bats? Weston Mercury |
| 26 Aug | [NEWS] Strict housing rules needed to stop developers ‘land banking’ Weston Mercury |
| 24 Aug | YPC planning committee considered the revised Gladman application, and agreed to recommend refusal. [Minutes] |
| 22 Aug | [NEWS] Village ‘besieged’ by new homes receives public inquiry boost North Somerset Times |
| 14 Aug | [NEWS] Mixed reaction to council planning freeze North Somerset Times |
| 12 Aug | Taylor Wimpey submit outline planning application to build 60 homes on land off Stowey Road |
| 10 Aug | [NEWS] ‘Worthless’ data leads to ‘intolerable’ homes plan Weston Mercury |
| 8 Aug | Newsletter #12 |
| 7 Aug | [NEWS] Developer’s ‘crass’ advert for more than 80 village homes Weston Mercury |
| 5 Aug | [NEWS] Major building work on hold until Government makes decision on North Somerset’s housing target Bristol Post |
| 3 Aug | YPC planning committee considered Bloor 1 Reserved Matters and Bloor 2 applications |
| 30 July | Alerted to this page on the Persimmon website, which asks people to ‘register their interest’ about the Moor Road development “launching in January 2016”. No planning application has been received by NSC |
| 29 July | [NEWS] Yatton to face a ‘huge hit’ when housing numbers are decided North Somerset Times |
| 28 July | Newsletter #11 |
| 23 July | [NEWS] Area in ‘limbo’ over homes Weston Mercury |
| 22 July | [NEWS] Villagers hold talks on raft of developments North Somerset Mercury |
| 20 July | Open Public Meeting called by YPC held @ Hangstones. Presentation [PDF] on status of housing development plans |
| 19 July | Newsletter #10 |
| Greg Clark writes to Leader of the Council, Cllr Nigel Ashton about consideration of Policy CS13 Housing Requirement | |
| 17 July | [NEWS] Wildlife campaigners fear Yatton’s rare bats will be put at risk from 850 new homes North Somerset Mercury |
| 16 July | [NEWS] Housing group launches manifesto Weston Mercury |
| [NEWS] Plans to build 200 homes near M5 North Somerset Times | |
| 15 July | [NEWS] Council faces delay for ruling on new housing North Somerset Mercury |
| 14 July | [NEWS] Councils to expose developers’ ‘murky’ viability claims to increase cheap homes The Guardian |
| 10 July | Newsletter #9 |
| 9 July | [NEWS] George Osborne to force councils to build homes in overhaul of the planning system Daily Telegraph |
| 3 July | YPC planning committee considered latest Redrow plans and voted 6-3 to approve them, with conditions. See minutes |
| Newsletter #8 | |
| 30 June | Bloor Phase 2 Outline Planning application put online |
| Bloor Phase 1 Reserved Matters application put online | |
| [NEWS] Quarter of a million homes granted planning permission GOV.UK | |
| 26 June | Newsletter #7 |
| 19 June | Newsletter #6 |
| 18 June | [NEWS] District in ‘state of flux’ over housing Weston Mercury |
| [NEWS] Strong council resolve needed – campaigners North Somerset Times | |
| 17 June | Parish Forum [view NSC presentation] |
| 15 June | Report of Cllr Jill Iles comments shared at YPC planning meeting |
| 12 June | Newsletter #5 |
| 10 June | [NEWS] Developer reveals its plan for 200 homes on village outskirts North Somerset Times |
| Yatton RFC released this statement regarding the location of the Junior pitches. Relevant to Persimmon | |
| 9 June | BBC File on 4 investigation into housing need, planning and protecting the green belt. Read our summary and listen to the podcast |
| 5 June | Taylor Wimpey host ‘public exhibition’ about their plans to develop land off Stowey Road. Over 200 people attend |
| YPC informs NSC that it “unanimously and very strongly” recommends refusal of the Hallam ‘duplicate’ application | |
| Newsletter #4 | |
| 4 June | [NEWS] ‘Spaghetti Junction’ looms for village Weston Mercury |
| [NEWS] Government verdict due by end of June Weston Mercury | |
| 2 June | Update received from Dr Liam Fox MP |
| 1 June | At its AGM, YPC agreed as a priority: “a strategic approach to major housing development” |
| 30 May | Bloor 2 concept plans delivered to addresses in North End |
| 29 May | Newsletter #3 |
| 27 May | [NEWS] Yatton’s housing crisis “bonkers” – protesters North Somerset Times |
| 26 May | YPC planning committee considered – and opposed – the duplicate Hallam application. [Minutes] |
| Redrow submit new and revised planning application to build 55 homes on the site currently occupied by Oxford Instruments | |
| 22 May | Meeting with Dr Liam Fox MP |
| Newsletter #2 | |
| 21 May | [NEWS] Village facing seven housing estates North Somerset Times |
| Watchdog investigated house-builders, Persimmon | |
| 19 May | Cllr Jill Iles appointed Vice-Chair of Planning & Regulatory Committee |
| 18 May | Taylor Wimpey advises YPC it will submit a planning application to build on land off Stowey Road “towards the end of June.” |
| 14 May | Newsletter #1 |
| [NEWS] Yatton residents fight new plans for 83 homes on ancient orchard site North Somerset Mercury | |
| 11 May | Residents living near Yatton station received details about Newland’s plans through their letterboxes |
| 7/8 May | Council elections: Jill Iles (CON) and Judith Hadley (CON) elected in Yatton ward |
| 6 May | [NEWS] Planning blueprint will shape the future of Yatton and Claverham North Somerset Mercury |
| [NEWS] Two villages have been given permission to draw up a neighbourhood plan Weston Mercury | |
| 29 April | Public meeting called by NMD @ Horsecastle Chapel |
| [NEWS] New primary school and 200 homes proposed Weston Mercury | |
| 24 April | NSC agrees to the area designations for both Yatton and Claverham Neighbourhood Plans |
| 23 April | [NEWS] Fresh calls for Yatton bypass to solve traffic chaos Bristol Post. See Traffic |
| 22 April | Hallam submit a duplicate application for land off Arnold’s Way |
| 16 April | Formal request for a ‘screening opinion’ on Bloor 2 |
| 6 April | [NEWS] Developer reveals plan for 83 new houses Weston Mercury |
| 31 March | [NEWS] Secretary of State to review decision over housing numbers in North Somerset’s Core Strategy Bristol Post |
| Government to intervene on North Somerset housing numbers | |
| 20 March | [NEWS] CPRE: Standing up for local communities and the countryside in North Somerset |
| 17 March | NSC take the unprecedented step of writing to the Secretary of State, formally requesting that he intervenes in the decision made by the planning inspector in his re-examination of the Core Strategy |
| 24 Feb | [NEWS] Deputy Leader warns ‘ speculative’ developers North Somerset Times |
| 23 Feb | YPC communicates its opposition to the Gladman plans to NSC |
| 16 Feb | YPC planning committee considers and rejects the Gladman plans |
| 23 Jan | Gladman submit a planning application to develop land north of Chestnut Drive in Claverham |
| 19 Jan | YPC agreed to start work on Neighbourhood Development Plans for both Yatton and Claverham |
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| 2014 | |
| 15 Dec | In parliament, Dr Liam Fox MP raises the issue of the “total fiasco around housing needs in North Somerset” |
| YPC approve and adopt the Housing Strategy for the Parish of Yatton – although this “does not have any binding effect” and is not a formal planning document | |
| 1 Dec | YPC recommend “unanimously” not supporting a proposed 5-arm arm roundabout at the junction of Arnolds Way and North End Road |
| 7 Nov | [NEWS] New homes could mean village has to become town Bristol Post |
| 6 Nov | [NEWS] New homes plan dealt a blow Weston Mercury |
| 27 Oct | YPC planning meeting – including a presentation by Hallam. [Minutes] |
| 17 Sept | YPC meeting with three North Somerset Council Highways Officers at which it was stated that a five arm roundabout (at Arnolds Way / North End) would not be allowed |
| 11 Sept | Hallam submit original application for land off Arnold’s Way |
| 20 July | [NEWS] Homes for village outskirts Weston Mercury |
| 11 July | Hallam host ‘public exhibition’ at Yatton Village Hall. According to Hallam, this was attended by 33 people. |
| 9 July | Bloor Homes secure outline planning permission from NSC |
| Factsheet on the Hallam plans delivered to some addresses door-to-door | |
| June | Members of YPC met with Network Rail and their selected developer Newland Homes to discuss outline proposals for the former Jewson’s site at Yatton station |
| 27 May | [NEWS] Bristol University legal victory threatens green belt future Western Daily Press |
| April | Planning inspector Roland Punshon informs NSC that its proposed Policy CS13, which suggested a housing requirement of 17,130 new homes by 2026, was not “sound or compliant with national guidance” |
| 12 Feb | Presentation by Bloor at YPC planning committee. Councillors “unanimously and strongly” recommend not supporting the application |
| 14 Jan | Bloor Homes submit a planning application for a site off Arnold’s Way |
| March 2013 | NSC ordered by the High Court to have a number of elements of its Core Strategy re-examined following a challenge from the University of Bristol |
