Protect Our Treasured Green Belt Sites. Choose the Blinking Owl Site South of the A127 Instead.
Petition to Castle Point Borough Council and Essex County Council
We, the undersigned, call upon Castle Point Borough Council to identify the Blinking Owl site, south of the A127, designated North West Thundersley (GB16), for a properly planned new settlement, rather than allocate treasured Green Belt sites at Jotmans Farm, Glebelands, Dutch Village, The Chase, Hadleigh Farm, Felstead Road, Daws Heath or Glyders for housing.
We believe this approach would protect the character of our existing communities while accommodating unavoidable additional housing in one planned settlement with the necessary infrastructure.
We call upon Castle Point Borough Council and Essex County Council to work together urgently to overcome obstacles to delivering the Blinking Owl site, particularly new road access, transport improvements and supporting infrastructure.
With the Planning Inspectors’ 14 December deadline approaching, we urge both councils to act now to protect the Green Belt sites our communities treasure.