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18/09/09: We will challenge the Secretary of State’s decision in the
High Court
Our Barrister has confirmed our view that we have strong grounds
and should challenge the decision of the Secretary of State at the High
Court in London. Click here to find out
more >
18/07/09: Secretary of
State delays decision until September
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29th
April 2009: Mega Depot decision due by early June
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7th
December 2008: ProLogis’s moral dilemma at Pyestock
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12th
November 2008: Developer wants to triple HGV movements and more...
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20th
September 2008: Fighting Fund reaches £20,000 and Public to have their
say
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20th July 2008:
Blackwater and Hawley donate £500 to SPLAT fighting fund
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4th July 2008:
The Planning Appeal will start on November 25th
On June 26th Hart District Council voted to spend £300K to
finance their defence of the Appeal against the mega depot at Pyestock.
This is good news, but none of these funds will go to support SPLAT’s
defence of local issues. Click here to
read more >
2nd May 2008: Over £10,000 donated in one month
To all of those people who have generously contributed to the
SPLAT appeal, we send our sincere thanks and gratitude. It is another
re-assuring result, over £10,000 donated during the month of April as we
commence our fighting fund campaign for the pending public inquiry.
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20th March 2008: Mega depots plans unanimously
rejected
Fantastic news, last night all seventeen councillors on the
planning committee voted to reject the mega depot plans
click here to read more >
15th March
2008: Hart Planning Officers recommend refusal
Hart Planning Officers have recommended the refusal of the massive mega
depot click here to read more >
23rd February 2008: 19th March public meeting & over 12,000
objections received
Come and meet representatives of SPLAT present our substantiated
concerns at Hart Council Planning Committee meeting
click here to read more >
9th February 2008: Over 10,000 objections! Deadline extended &
shed sizes
Not only has there been a total of over 10,000 objections received for
the four current mega depot planning applications at Pyestock North,
there has been over 4,000 objections within the last month!
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13th January 2008: New detailed plan = More Traffic Congestion
expected
The Pru submitted their new detailed plan on Christmas Eve. The
developer expects up to 8,000 vehicle movements (lorries, vans and cars)
per day and additionally over 5,500 HGVs movements per week, with
further traffic potential click here to
read more >
20th December 2007: Outline Plan amendments arrive and the Pru
want to move quickly
Our initial response is that their preferred option is an increased
number of sheds (10) which equates to more customers and as a result
more traffic. Also, there is the additive impact of the pending 24 x 7
Pyestock South development to consider. We wonder if they will
mention this in their new submission?
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21st October 2007: Hart Council appoints Planning Consultants and
requires the Pru to undertake proper assessments
We recently met with Hart Planning and DLP to ensure our substantiated
concerns about the understated impacts of the Pru’s proposal were
understood click here to read more >
21st August 2007: 5,000 Objection Milestone reached
We have achieved another milestone, more than 5,000 formal objections
received in less than 4 months! Click
here to read more >
22nd July 2007: Over 4,000 objections and ‘Pru speak’ part II
Public concern is a material consideration in the determination of
planning applications and has previously stopped inappropriate
development click here to read more >
8th July 2007: What the Pru do not want to tell you...
Whilst the Pru’s misleading (Pru ‘speak’) local press coverage focuses
on the existing condition of the site, it is what they are planning to
do with the site and what they do not want to tell you which are our
real concerns click here to read more >
29th June 2007: BBC News covers New Pyestock Plans
Tonight’s BBC South Today News covered for the third time the Pru’s new
mega depot application at Pyestock click
here to read more >
23rd June 2007: Over 3,000 objections with material issues being
raised
We believe even more people will realise the impact this proposal will
bring when they consider that key national and regional Statutory
Consultees are now objecting or raising material issues based on the new
substantiated information we have discovered
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10th June 2007: Over 2,600 objections including consultees and
politicians
Hart District has never experienced the vast amount of objections and
concerns raised from one proposal. We have continuously uncovered new
substantiated information about the Pru’s real intentions and the impact
it will have on our area click here to
read more >
29th May 2007: Over 1,500 objections and a Euro MP speaks out
against the plan
We strongly believe a massive warehouse distribution centre of the size
of Pyestock should be appropriately located to accommodate rail freight.
It would save over 35 million HGV road kilometres per annum
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21st May 2007: Over 1,000 objections received
We are not against all development for the site, but a massive 24 hours
per day mega depot is not sustainable
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12th May 2007: The Pru are misleading us again, they want one of
their many mega sheds to be over 1,000,000 sq ft!
The new Framework Plan diagram shows one of the mega sheds with the
maximum Building Dimensions of 510 metres x 195 metres (99,450m sq).
This would result in a massive shed of over 1,000,000 sq ft in
floorspace click here to read more >
5th May 2007: The new outline planning application refers to a 33%
increase in daily HGV movements
Despite the significant public objection to the last submission the
developer has failed to address public concern
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