Save Harold Wood!    

After several months of no news, it seems the developers are reigniting their plans to develop 874 dwellings on the harold wood hospital site.

The following Meeting will be considered by the councils Regulatory Services Committee in the Town Hall, main Road, Romford at 7.30pm on Thursday 12th November 2009.

The council are allowing a PATHETIC 2 people to speak for 2 minutes in objection to the application - and only if they have pre-registered and ALSO previously objected. I suspect by the time anyone reads this, those 2 places would have been taken, but i urge you to call Darren Rogers on 01708 432689 as soon as possible. I suggest the first question should be “how can a serious objection be considered from an entire community if you are only prepared to allow 2 people to voice their objection ???”   

In addition, the letter dated the 5th, arrived on Friday 7th and they are asking for 2 days notice prior to the meeting the following Thursday!! It sounds to me like they dont want the hassle of people objecting.

Please try and attend the meeting. For reference, the details are available from www.havering.gov.uk/planning  reference is P0702.08

SaveHaroldWood has just heard that Countryside submitted revised plans back in December! The full set of revised plans are available to view on the Havering website, but i have produced a comparison image. Click on the thumbnail image below to see the full size image.

I live right next to this site and have seen no notification of such changes. I urge you to make comments on the Havering Planning website about these new plans, as i fear that no comments may be seen as an acceptance of the entire development!

http://www.havering.gov.uk   
Search for Application Number P0702.08

The cynic in me believes that this is a ploy by Countryside but its frustrating that communication has not been distributed by the council to addresses nearby. If you have recieved notification through your door, let me know.

Ron Ower (HRA) is trying to do another distribution of leaflets in the area, so if you are able to help - even if its just a few - please let me know

As seen in the December issue of “The Bulletin” …

“As we go to press, we are still waiting to hear from Havering CouncilsPlanning Department recommendations on the planning application by Countryside properties to build almost 900 properties on the former Harold Wood Hospital site.  The council have recieved a huge post bag from local residents who are very concerned. ”

“This must be the biggest planning application in the history of the area. We will keep you up to date on this”

Thanks to Ron Ower for campaigning on behalf of all the residents of Harold Wood.

It appears that the council planning department are not in any great rush to share their thoughts or opinions with the rest of us! If you do hear anything, please let me know. To keep up to date with major news on this, you can subscribe to email updates using the link on the right. (This link has been temporarily unavailable recently but the problem has now been resolved. Apologies if you have experienced any problems)

The deadline for objections has been extended to Wednesday 28th May 08!

We must ensure that objections are recieved by the council by this date! Methods:

Email planning@havering.gov.uk (subject P0702.08)

Online: www.havering.gov.uk/planning

Or you can send a letter:  Suggested format (and the address) can be seen here. (You may copy and paste into Word, but please try and make the letter unique to you.)

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It was fantastic to see so many peope turn up for the public meeting this evening.

A Big thank you goes out to St.Peters Church for providing the venue, Brian and Dennis for answering essential questions and of course Ron Ower for arranging the meeting. Also, thanks to so many people who are taking an active role in making sure that action is taken against the submitted plans.

As soon as the planning proposals were known, the meeting was swiftly organised and volunteers posted over 2000 flyers to Harold Wood residents. Unfortunatly, due to the time scales, some homes may not have received this notification. However, it isnt too late to take action!

To reiterate tonights message, it is essential that your opposals are sent to the planning office as soon as possible.  Full details below.

Harold Wood Hospital Development Proposal - Planning Application P0702.08

A outline planning application has been received by the Council to provide 874 dwellings on the former site of the Harold Wood Hospital

SaveHaroldWood and the Havering Residents Association are opposing this application and request your support.

We urge you to write in with your comments/objections by 20th May to:

Chief Planning Officer, 7th Floor, Mercury House,
Mercury Gardens,
Romford, RM1 3SL
or visit havering.gov.uk/planning

Please do not forget to quote the reference P0702.08

Meeting to discuss the above –
St Peters Church, Gubbins Lane, Wednesday 14th May @ 7.30pmRon Ower
Editor of The Bulletin
Havering Residents’ Association
07721 780372

Read more on the proposal here 

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