Author: HART

Back in 2014 The Mail Online published a couple of articles on Land Promoters and how they were exploiting new planning rules. Read the article: Despoiling of England: The ruthless 'no-win-no-fee' developers exploiting new planning rules to threaten our historic countryside here Read the article: Developers ruining our countryside: They bankroll farmers seeking permission to build on their field...

News Item by Bryony Ormes in the Maldon Standard 19th November 2019 Campaign group’s joy as Tollesbury homes rejected Plans for close to 100 homes which were slammed by residents have been refused by Maldon District Council. The planning application by Gladman for up to 90 homes in Mell Road, Tollesbury, was turned down. The decision came after months of campaigning from the group Housi...

A recent article on the Property Investor Today website highlighted the issue of planning permission objections. The article was initially issued as a press release by Churchill Insurance. As you can see Tollesbury will now sit proudly in the top 5 for England and top 10 for the UK. Please remember that villagers of Tollesbury are not NIMBYs ! We are just standing up for our village, the one of t...

Read the full objection report by Maldon District Council details here   

It was reported in the Maldon Standard on 2nd September that Maldon District Council (MDC) will not defend the appeal for a 1,000 home development in North Heybridge, the Heybridge Garden Suburb! Full report here Part of the Gladman proposal in Tollesbury was due to MDC opposing developments in the Maldon area and therefore not supplying enough homes to meet their 5 year planning supply. Hopefu...

At HART’s public meeting in August we said let’s beat the 900 objection letters sent in last time Tollesbury had a major planning application. Well – we did it! We took another 166 letters to the Council on Wednesday. That’s in addition to the 306 on Monday…  and the 442 that people sent in directly and cc’d HART. So that’s 914 we know about – plus any that people sent directly without copyin...

MP for Witham, Priti Patel has been highlighting the concerns over the development of Tollesbury in the local press. 30th August 201912th July 201925th June 20196th June 201931st May 2019 Priti Patel also wrote to all Tollesbury residents highlighting the issues and showing her support. June 2019 August 2019

Gladman have just lost an appeal in Corby, download the report details here On 24th August 2019 The Daily Gazette and Essex County Standard reported that Gladman had plans for 97 homes in West Bergholt thrown out by the Inspector, details here On 30th August 2019 The North West Place reported that Gladman had withdrawn a scheme for 150 home in Congleton, details here On 12th August The Daily Te...

Need a hand writing your objection letter?… Please do come to our drop-in sessions: Mondays 5.00 - 6.30 The Kings Head saloon bar (back room) Tuesdays12.30 - 2.00 The Lighthouse, East Street Wednesdays11.00 - 12.30 Tollesbury Café, Woodrolfe Road Thursdays12.30 - 2.00 The Lighthouse, East Street Fridays6:30 - 8:00 The Kings Head saloon bar (back room) Saturdays11.30 - 1:00 The Kings Hea...

Maldon District Council have now registered Gladman’s application for outline planning permission. WE HAVE 21 DAYS TO OBJECT. That starts when the council put planning notices up on the lampposts in Mell Road – so we have until WEDNESDAY 4th SEPTEMBER 2019. The reference is 19/00837/OUT and you can see the application on the Maldon District Council website here The case officer is Devan Lawson....