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Begrudgingly allowed

Sentiment among the councillors at the June planning meeting was against the development, but there was a realisation that if they rejected the proposals, a higher authority would be more than likely to allow the development to go ahead in

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25th June Decision Day

Thursday 25th June is confirmed as decision day for planning application 014/00643, land adjoining Conningsby Drive. The planning committee meets at 2pm in The Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Pershore, Worcs, WR10 1PT. It is anticipated that a site

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Awaiting date for visit and review

The next planning committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday 25th June at 2pm. We should know within the next few days whether the 14/00643 Conningsby Drive development will re-feature. It is likely that the site visit will occur on the

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Deferral and site visit

Site plans

At the planning committee session on 28th May, it was felt by councillors that there were still too many outstanding issues to resolve for Conningsby Drive development 14/00643 and that a site visit would be helpful in attempting to address them.

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Deferral decision

Thank you to everyone who attended and represented affected residents. After hearing representations and subsequent discussion, the planning committee voted to defer a decision. More details to follow.

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Decision Day 28th May 2015

It’s been a while without any news but decision day has finally arrived. Wychavon District Council has advised that W/14/00643/OU for building 25 houses adjoining Conningsby Drive, Pershore, is recommended for outline planning approval, subject to legal agreement at the

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Emergency Access Reassurance

A local resident spoke to the Council this week to find out more about the proposed emergency access road, as the latest plans didn’t add much information to the previous set. It is our understanding that it is likely that

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New plans bring smaller houses – responses by 10th September

Following the requirement for more open space on the site, the developers have proposed cramming smaller houses into the resulting smaller area. Previously 15 of the properties were detached, now there are only 11, with a large increase in semi-detached residences.

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Revised plans due

We understand that revised plans have been submitted to Wychavon Council Planning Department and will be sent out to residents, so it is likely to be some time before a decision is made. These are expected before the end of

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September Planning Committee to be the earliest discussion

The August planning committee agenda does not include the Conningsby Road development, so it looks as though it won’t be discussed until the September 11th meeting at the earliest. By the 4th or 5th September we should know – when

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