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Deadline to submit comments to appeal, 12th May
As part of the Appeal process, members of the public are entitled to submit their own comments. We have until 12th May to do this, and we are urging People for Packsaddle (PfP) supporters to make the most of that entitlement. Along with our lawyer, we believe your words will once again make a difference.…
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Planning appeal to be heard in August
Against the odds and thanks to the local community’s hard work and generous financial support, we were able to get Live West’s planning application rejected by Somerset Council’s planning committee. We breathed a sigh of relief, but not for long, as Live West have now appealed the decision. We will fight on and put up…
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Our legal challenge to the application
On 29th October 2024 our lawyer wrote to Somerset Council, setting out a number of errors of law which would render an approval decision on the application to be unlawful. Full details of this reason are set out in his letter, which we have attached here for our supporters attention. UPDATE – WE WON! Somerset…
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Like herding cattle…..
A recent upload to the planning portal, from Des Dunlop (agent acting on behalf of the developers, LiveWest), stated “The site was grazed by cattle regularly up to about 2005. Since then, a mixture, but mainly horses.” Many of us have lived in this area long enough to know this simply isn’t true. We wrote…
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Planning report recommends APPROVAL
The planning officers report is out ahead of the committee meeting and she has recommended APPROVAL. Now more than ever, we need your support at the planning meeting as we continue to pull out all the stops to save this precious space. Join us on 5th November, 2pm in Shepton Mallet for the Planning East…
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Letter from our lawyer to Somerset Council
On 11th October we shared an update with you about huge reductions that have been made in relation to the Section 106 funding required by the education team at Somerset Council, should the development go ahead. We remain deeply concerned about this matter and feel our concerns have not been satisfactorily answered. Our solicitor has…
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Letter from MP Anna Sabine to Somerset Council Chief Executive
We wrote earlier this month about our recent meeting with Anna Sabine MP, where we expressed concerns about a number of matters relating to the planning application on Packsaddle Community Fields. Since that meeting Anna has written to the Chief Executive of Somerset Council, Duncan Sharkey, seeking clarification from the Council on a number of…
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Our latest challenge to the planning application
We recently noticed some significant changes to the Section 106 requirements relating to the planning application on Packsaddle Community Fields. The changes were of such a concerning nature that we instructed our solicitor to address the matter on our behalf. Subsequently, he has written to Somerset Council to raise some very important questions in relation…
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Meeting with our MP, Anna Sabine
We met a couple of weeks ago with our new MP, Anna Sabine, Liberal Democrat. Anna has an impressive knowledge of planning matters and we were encouraged by her interest in the People for Packsaddle campaign, her willingness to listen, and her apparent preparedness to put important questions to Officers and Councillors at Somerset Council. Following our…
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‘Into the Wild’ family fun fundraiser taking place at Packsaddle Play Area
The People for Packsaddle group and the Packsaddle Community Group are hosting a family fun fundraiser on Saturday 12th October. The event, called ‘Into The Wild’, takes place between 2pm and 5pm at the Packsaddle Play Area (Pedlars Grove, BA11 2SX) and all are welcome to come along. People for Packsaddle is a local community…
