Cllr Michael Wyatt has today spoken at length with Officers at the council about the current map showing the potential proposed housing sites, which includes the Rugby Club and Sharpley Avenue Playing Fields.

Cllr Wyatt has had assurance that both of these area’s WILL NOT  be included. The Officers say they simply just highlighted the area not realising they had included both the Rugby Club and the Playing Field.

Cllr Michael Wyatt will be keeping a close eye of the details of the final recommendations to make sure these area’s are not included.

Cllrs Michael Wyatt, Julie Roberts and Dominic McGill would like to thank everyone who took the time to come along to the open meeting at Castle Rock High School. Over 50 local residents turned out to discuss the potential development.

Cllr Julie Roberts said, “It was so nice to meet so many local residents who are concerned like us about the potential development at the Greenhill Farm site off Greenhill Road. I would like to thank everyone who attended. I would also like to thank everyone for their kind words of support. ”

If you have not already signed our petition and would like your name added, please just drop us an e-mail or phone Michael Wyatt on 07773341531 and he will arrange for a petition form to be send directly to you.

 Once again your local Liberal Democrat Councillors are working all year round and not just at election time like other Parties!

Your local Councillors will be holding an open meeting on Wednesday 26th November from 6pm - 8pm at Castle Rock High School.

The reasons for the meeting is to allow local residents in the area to come along and have an opportunity to have your say on the potential housing sites identified by the council. Greenhill Farm is one of the area’s currently being considered by the officers at the Council.

Cllr Michael Wyatt said, “We have decided to hold this meeting so local residents can come along to talk to us about their concerns, and see for themselves the potential sites being considered for housing. I would urge anyone who is concerned to come along and talk to us about the possible sites being considered like Greenhill Farm, which could see an additional 254 new houses being built on our countryside.”

This meeting has been organised by your local Councillors to give YOU the chance to have your say.

New dates have been set for a number of exhibitions to be held to allow local people a say on the proposed extension of Bardon Quarry.

Thursday 27th November 2pm-8pm at Billa Barra and Battleflat Working mens club

Saturday 29th November 10am-1pm at Bardon Hill Quarry

Sunday 30th November 1.30pm-4.30pm at Bardon Hill Quarry

Wednesday 3rd December 2pm-8pm at Copt Oak Village Hall

Cllr Julie Roberts said, “I would urge everyone to go along on one of the dates. See for yourself what is being proposed and have your say. We need you to judge for yourself if you support or do not support the proposed extension. Bardon Aggregates are giving you this opportunity to see how this new extension will affect the area in which we all live.”

Cllr Michael Wyatt and his colleagues have delivered over 2000 letters to local residents informing them of the possible development on green wedge land off Greenhill Road in Coalville.

Michael said, “We are determined to make sure everyone is given the opportunity to have their say on this very important issue. Many local residents have already signed our petition, but given the impact this potential development could have on the local area we have written to every house urging them to support our campaign.”

Please remember to send back your petition form by the 8th December deadline.

If you would like to speak to one of your local councillors concerning this issue, or any other issue please do not hesitate to contact us.

Your Liberal Democrat Councillors would like to thank everyone who has written to the council objecting to Land off Greenhill Road being considered for potential housing land. Many of you have also signed our petition, objecting to our countryside being destroyed by such development.

Cllr Julie Roberts said, “Time is slowly running out for any objections to this piece of land being put in any future plans for housing in North West Leicestershire. We will be making sure any objection we have received will be submitted to the council. The land in question is part of the Charnwood Forest and should never be built on. We will be fighting very hard to make sure this development does not happen.”

Remember, there is still time for you to send back your petition forms. Please return them to: Cllr  Michael Wyatt 51 Sharpley Avenue Coalville Leics LE67 4DU. You can also write to Steve Bambrick at the District Council asking for your objections to be logged. The address for Steve Bambrick is: North West Leic District Council, Whitwick Road Coalville Leics.

This week the District Council Officers announced they need to identify additional land for housing in North West Leicestershire. The amount of houses the Government have said we need is around 12000. 2000 of this could be built on land off Green Lane/Hall Lane, which is currently farmed.

Cllr Michael Wyatt expressed his concern over the possibility of an additional 2000 houses being built on land, which is clearly green wedge, which stops Whitwick and Greenhill becoming one huge built up area.

Cllr Michael Wyatt said at the meeting “I’m very concerned about the proposed site. The Council have always had a policy of maintaining the green wedge on the A50. I am also very concerned that by building on this land we will not only lose vital green wedge land but also it will cause Whitwick and Greenhill to lose their identity.”

 Cllr Wyatt and the Lib Dem Team have made it perfectly clear they will be opposing any plans, which will see the green wedge between Greenhill and Whitwick being destroyed by developers who clearly do not give a damn about the environment.

Please let us know what you think….