Save Our Unspoilt Land (SOUL), 15 November 2009
The Austell group SOUL who are opposed to the plans of housing developers, Wainhomes to build 1500 homes, a school, a care village, and employment facilities on the open green fields to the north of St Austell, say on the organisations web site that Wainhomes are to run another consultation exercise on Friday 20th Nov from 5.00pm to 8.00pm, and on Sat 21st Nov from 10.00am to 2.00pm. (Which they emphasise is 2 days after the public exhibition of the Eco Village proposal for thousands of houses to be built at Baal Pit and West Carclaze). SOUL say, “This is even after Cornwall Council Planners wrote to the developer on 27th October, pointing out that their consultation had attracted widespread criticism.”
SOUL say, “The developer has chosen to consult after submitting a planning application, which may raise the question of how the application has taken on board comments made by the people of St Austell. They say added to the plans of Imerys / Orascom to build 2000 dwellings on Baal Pit and West Carclaze, we can expect 3300 new homes over the next few years.”
SOUL are urging people to come to the Eco Town exhibition on Wed 18th Nov at 6.30pm, and to the Wainhomes exhibition on the following Friday or Saturday. The venue is The Keay Theatre for both events.
For more…www.staustellsouls.com
