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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. Click here to read more >

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! Click here to read more >

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? Click here to read more >

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 click here to read more >

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 click here to read more >

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 click here to read more >

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 click here to read more >

 
     
 

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