Help the fight against over development. Save Moreton in Marsh!

Sign the petition online, but even more important - comment on the Cotswold District Council (CDC) plans using the CDC website or by sending comments by email or post.

There are two options.

1 - Use the Local Plan consultation site and either take the surveys and/or comment on the documents directly. 

2 - Review the documents on the site and then send comments using the paper comments form, by email or post. Email and postal address details are included on the form. You must use a seperate form for each comment.

Helpful video here with lots of guidance!

https://vimeo.com/928423428/6af7a17f05?share=copy

There are three key documents that it is suggested to look at - but please comment on as many as you like.

1. Local Plan Update Draft Policies - contains the proposed minimum extra 310 houses on the Fire College

Commenting via the website 

• On the CDC consultation website either take the survey or scroll down and add individual comments to the document in the relevant places. You can add comments by click the yellow speech bubble containing a question mark on the left hand side. (Moreton is under Policy S18 - from page 138).

Using the paper comments form

• Send the paper comments form by email or post (details are on the form) - you must use a separate form for each comment.

2. Development Strategy, Vision and Objectives (2026 - 41) - contains the proposed 1,500+ houses

Commenting via the website 

• On the CDC consultation website either take the survey or scroll down and add individual comments to the document in the relevant places. You can add comments by click the yellow speech bubble containing a question mark on the left hand side. (Use the search bar to search for 'Moreton' and comment in the relevant places.)

Using the paper comments form

• Send the paper comments form by email or post (details are on the form) - you must use a separate form for each comment.

3. Infrastructure in your area

Commenting via the website 

• Click on the map to enter details of the infrastructure needed.

Using the paper form

• Send the paper form by email or post (details are on the form) - you must use a separate form for each comment.

Relevant sections of the consultation documents below but please read the documents in full!

Local Plan Draft Policies

Page 64 

Policy CC6 paragraph 5.6.11 – wastewater treatment works requiring upgrade in Moreton

Page 138 Policy S18 Moreton in Marsh 

· Paragraph 7.21.7 (PAGE 139) contains the indicative 310 houses on the Fire Service College site

· Paragraph 7.21.12 (PAGE 139) covers the highway congestion and potential new relief road 

Development Strategy Options and Preferred Options Topic Paper

Executive Summary Page 2 paragraph 1.9 – covers the over 1,500 proposed homes

Page 16 section 6 paragraph 6.7 – states Moreton has various potential development sites to the south, east and north that are not at higher risk of flooding 

It's important to ideally use language that 'planners' will recognise and it is suggested to only make comments that would be deemed 'valid' for planning applications.

This documents contains some useful examples of what to say (and not say):  Comments and objections.pdf (wsimg.com) 

CDC have committed to further public consultation meetings where you can share your views, but comments and objections must be formally submitted in writing through the consultation website or by using the paper comments form.

Following a hastily-arranged 'Q&A' session for Moreton (after the initial public meeting run by CDC in early March which was roundly agreed to be unsatisfactory), CDC provided those attending with a 'fact' sheet, you can read it here.

Yes - there are printed copies at the Moreton Area Centre on the High Street.