Author: Moreton Against Over Development

THERE IS ONLY A SHORT TIME LEFT TO COMMENT ON THE BLOOR APPLICATION FOR ANOTHER 195 HOMES IN MORETON - DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY! COMMENTING IS SIMPLE AND EASY. Go to CDC planning site https://publicaccess.cotswold.gov.uk/online-applications/search.do?action=simple&searchType=Application Search for 25/01036/OUT (or just type ‘London Road Moreton’ in the box should be the top result) Click the ‘Comments’ tab … Continue reading Bloor 195 homes application – objection deadline approaching!

Consultation now open - make your views known. Drawings have been created for building up to 195 homes. More details here. See this guidance which explains some of the ‘valid’ reasons for making ‘planning’ comments. https://youtu.be/tnX9ibEvPbU

Last week, the district council revealed that the previous housing target for the whole Cotswold District of 3,500 homes has been increased by the Government to a mandatory 15,000 homes, a near 330% increase. CDCs Local Plan update has Moreton pencilled in to take around 42% of the previous 3,500 target (or ‘over 1,500’ as … Continue reading Huge new housing target, drop-in session and fighting fund

Screenshot What are Cotswold District Council up to now! A few weeks ago CDC ran a ‘Planning for Real’ event in Moreton, involving a pre-selected list of attendees (some did not even live in Moreton or surrounding villages.) They’ve since published this lovely video, (only available on Facebook though they published a written update here) … Continue reading The ‘infrastructure first development’ myth

Campaign news, recent 'Planning for Real' event, CDC consultation responses and press activity News about Moreton Against Over Development Since the town meeting in August and the overwhelming support to create a 'fighting fund' to bring in legal counsel, the campaign team has been working hard on a number of areas. Moreton Against Over Development … Continue reading Campaign updates

Many thanks to all whom came and squashed into our packed Town Meeting earlier this evening. It was good to see and hear from so many of you. Your support and encouragement is so very much appreciated.

Please join us if you’re able to on Weds 21 August, 6pm at Redesdale Hall where the campaign team will provide an update on recent work and explain how you can get involved in the next stages, including plans for direct action. 🪧 For starters, as a community we need to stop the flood of … Continue reading Town Meeting – Weds 21 August

MORETON TELLS COTSWOLD DISTRICT COUNCIL TO THINK AGAIN An open letter to the Leader of Cotswold District Council, Cllr Joe Harris, was published today on Page 6 in Cotswold Journal by the Moreton Against Over Development team. This urges CDC to reconsider its unfair proposals to build 1,800 new homes in our congested historic little … Continue reading Open letter to Joe Harris – Cotswold District Council leader

MORETON VOTES OVERWHELMINGLY AGAINST CDCs OVERDEVELOPMENT PLANS In a clear and decisive rejection, 96% of those taking part voted against the proposals. - 1,334 people took part in the vote (many more than anticipated!) - 1,284 voted against the proposals - 46 supported them A huge thanks to the steady stream of residents who came … Continue reading Moreton votes on overdevelopment – results!

YOUR VOTE COUNTS No, not the General Election, that’s not till 4th July. A more urgent and immediate vote is taking place HERE IN MORETON ON SATURDAY 8TH JUNE. You will have heard rumblings that a campaign to oppose Cotswold District Council’s Local Plan Update proposals has been working behind the scenes. The core team … Continue reading MORETON VOTES