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from Keith Charnock~5 July 201 comments on the proposed site-former tip

and depot at yarrow bridge PR74AB.This site would be totally

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Dear Sirs

Re: Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026 Gypsy &Traveller 8~ Travelling Showpeople Preferred Options,

June 2014

We have seen the proposed plans to offer provision for permanent gypsy &traveller sites and we

wish to object strongly.

The main ones for concern to us would the 'Land at Ackhust Road, Chorley', which is very near to

where we live, and 'Cabbage Hall, Chorley', very close to one of our employment addresses. In

truth; we would not really like to see any of the proposed sites occupied.

Having had past experiences of travellers, who decided to ̀ camp' on a business car park where staff

could not even park, let alone business being able to be conducted, i.e., customers visiting, deliveries

or collections being made to the premises.

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Please take note our concerns and objections on this matter.

Yours faithfully

ANETTE &STEPHEN GOULDING

Cowling Action GroupC/o Spinners at Cowling"~~~~.

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15 July 2014

Planning PolicyCivic OfficesUnion StreetChorleyPR7 1 AL

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Re: Preferred Options Document -Gypsy &Traveller Sites — Cowling Farm

On behalf of Cowling Action Graup, please find attached petitions from our local communityand the nearby businesses and their employees to reject, object and make our view known inresponse to your document.

Please ensure that all interested. parties, including Lindsay Hoyle and our Local Councillorsin Chorley East and Heath Chanzock are made aware of this protest.

Yours f ' fully,

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PETITION AGAINST THE COWLING FARM PREFERRED SITE OF

CHC3RLEY COUNCIL

FOR A GYPSY TRAVELLER SITE

The undersigned individuals do not agree to the use of Cowling Farm

area land by Chorley

Council for accommodating Gypsy Travellers and therefore it should no

t be passed by the

inspector. Some of the key reasons for this include:

• Improper use of tax-payers' money and loss in value of existing lan

d asset.

• Cause of significant traffic, road safety &health and safety issues

• Unacceptable manipulation /annexing of Greenbelt designated land

for site access

• Damage to the areas rural character —this will promote the ruination

of the Chorley

gateway to the West Pennine Moors

• Unacceptable risk that gypsies from across the North West expand the

site /adjacent

land to Dale Farm proportions

• Destruction of development &employment opportunities on Moorland G

ate Bus. Park

• More appropriate sites can be found elsewhere for much less cost e.g. H

ut Lane

• travellers want Yarrow Bridge site

• Failure, by the council, to follow a transparent, fair and proper process.

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PETITION AGAINST THE COWLING FARM PREFERRED SITE OF CHO

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PETITION AGAINST THE COWLING FARM PREFERRED SITE OF CHORLEY COUNCIL


The undersigned individuals do not agree to the use of Cowling Farm area land by Chorley

Council for accommodating Gypsy Travellers and therefore it should not be passed by the


• Improper use of tax-payers' money and loss in value of existing land asset.

Cause of significant traffic, road safety &health and safety issues

Unacceptable manipulation /annexing of Greenbelt designated land for site access ,

• Damage to the areas rural character —this will promote the ruination of the Chorley


Unacceptable risk that gypsies from across the North West expand the site /adjacent


• Destruction of development &employment opportunities on Moorland Gate Bus. Park

• More appropriate sites can be found elsewhere for much less cost e.g. Hut Lane



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PETITION AGAINST THE COWLING FARM, PREFERRED SITE OF CHORLEY COUNCIL









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• Unacceptable risk that gypsies from across the North West expand the site /adjacent






PETITION AGAINST THE COWLING FARM PREFERRED SITE OF CHORLEY COUNCILFOR A GYPSY TRAVELLER SITE






• Unacceptable manipulation /annexing of Greenbelt designated land for site access -







travellers want Yarrow Bridge site


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The undersigned individuals do not agree to the use of Cowling Farm area land by ChorleyCouncil for accommodating Gypsy Travellers and therefore it should not be passed by theinspector. Some of the key reasons for this include;

Improper use of tax-payers' money and loss in value of existing land asset.Cause of significant tragic, road safety &health and safety issues

• Unacceptable manipulation /annexing of Greenbelt designated land for site access• Damage to the areas rural character —this will promote the ruination of the Chorley

gateway to the West Pennine Moors• Unacceptable risk that gypsies from across the North West expand the site /adjacent

land to Dale Farm proportions• Destruction of development &employment opportunities on Moorland Gate Bus. Park

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• Unacceptable manipulation /annexing of Greenbelt designated land for site access -




land to Dale Farm proportions• Destruction of development &employment opportunities on Moorland Gate Bus. Park



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The undersigned individuals do not agree to 'the use of Cowling-Farm area land by ChorleyCouncil for accommodating Gypsy Travelers and therefore it should not be .passed by theinspector. SAme of the key reasons for this i~rclude:

• Ira7proper use of tax-payers' money arr~ loss in value of existing land asset.• Cause of significant traffic, road suety &health and sa#ety issues

Unacceptable manipulation / anne~€ing of Greenbelt designated land for site access• Damage to the areas rural character —this will promote the ruination of the Chorley '

gateway tr the West Pennine Moors• Unacceptable risk that gypsies from across the North West expand the site /adjacent

land to Dale Farm proportions• Destructiorn of development &employment opportunities on Moorland Gate Bus. Park

• More apprrspriate sites can be found elsewhere for much less cost e.g. Hut Lane

travellers v~ant Yarrow Bridge site• r Failure, by the council, to follow a trarESparent, fair and proper process.

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Council fior accommodating Gypsy Travellers and therefore it should not be passed by the

inspector. dome of the key reasons for this include:


• Cause of significant traffic, road safety &health and safety issues• Unacceptable manipulation /annexing of Greenbelt designated land for site access

Damage to the areas rural character —this will promote the ruination of the Chorleygateway to the West Pennine Moors

• lJnacceptable risk that gypsies fr~rr~ across the North West expand the site /adjacentland t!~ Dale Farm proportions

• Destruction of development &employment opporkunities on Moorland Gate Bus. Park• More apprr~priate sites can be found elsewhere for much less cost e.g. Hut Lane

travellers grant Yarrow Bridge site• • Failure, by the council, to follow a transparent, fair and proper process.

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The undersigned individuals do not agree to the use of'Cowling Farm area land by ChorleyCouncil for accommodating Gypsy Travellers and therefore .it should not be passed by theinspector. Some of the key reasons for this include:

• Improper use of tax-payers' money grid loss in value of existing land asset.• Cause of significant traffic, road safety &health and safety issues• Unacceptable manipulation /annexing of Greenbelt designated land for site access• Damage to the areas rural charaet~r —this will promote the ruination of the Chorley

gateway to the West Pennine Moors• Unacceptable risk that gypsies from across the North West expand the site /adjacent

land to Dale Farm proportions• Destruction of development &employment opportunities on Moorland Gate Bus. Park• More appropriate sites can be found elsewhere for much less cost e.g. Hut Lane

travellers want Yarrow Bridge site. . Failure, by the council, to follow a transparent, fair and proper process.

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inspector. Some afi the key reasons for this include:


• Cause of significant traffic, road safiet~ &health and safety issues

• Unacceptable manipulation /annexing of Greenbelt designated land for site access

• Damage to the areas rural character -- this will promote the ruination of the Chorley




• Destructior~ of development &employment opportunities on Moorland Gate Bus. Park



. • Failure, by the council, to follow a transparent, fair and proper process.

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PETITION AGAINST THE COWLING FAF~M PREFERRED SITE OF CHORLEY COUNCILFOR A GYPSY TRAV~ILER SITE

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• Destruction of development & employi~nent opportunities on Moorland Gate Bus. Park

• More apprr~priate sites can be found elsewhere for much less cost e.g. Hut Lane


• • Failure, by the council, to follow a transparent, fair and proper process.

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PETITION A~aAINST THE COWLING FARtV! PREFERRED SITE OF CHORLEY COUNCILFOR A GYPSY TRAVELLER SITE

The undersigned individuals do not agree to the use of Cowling Farm area land by ChorleyCouncil for accommodating Gypsy Travellers and therefore it should not be passed by theinspector. Some of the key reasons for this 'include:

• Improper use of tax-payers' money and loss in value of existing land asset.• Cause of significant traffic, road safety &health and safety issues• Unacceptable manipulation /annexing of Greenbelt designated land for site access• Damage to the areas rural character —this will promote the ruination of the Chorley

gateway to 'the West Pennine Moors• Unacceptable risk that gypsies from across the North West expand the site /adjacent

land t~ Daly Farm proportions• Destruction of development &employment opportunities on Moorland Gate Bus. Park.• More appropriate sites can be found elsewhere for much less cost e.g. Hut Lane

travellers want Yarrow Bridge sits• Failure, by the council, to follow a tan aparent, fair and proper process.


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The undersigned individuals do not agree to the use of Cowling Farm area land by ChorieyCouncil for accommodating Gypsy Travellers and therefore it should not be passed by theinspector. Some of the key reasons for this include:

Improper use of tax-payers' money and loss in value of existing land asset.• Cause of significant traffic, road safety &health and safety issues• Unacceptable manipulation /annexing of Greenbelt designated land for site access• Damage to the areas rural character —this will promote the ruination of the Chorleygateway to the West Pennine Moors• Unacceptable risk that gypsies from across the North West expand the site /adjacentland to Dale Farm proportions• Destruction of development &employment opportunities on Moorland Gate Bus. Park• More appropriate sites can be found elsewhere for much less cost e.g. Hut Lane• travellers want Yarrow Bridge site• Failure, by the council, to follow a transparent, fair and proper process.

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14 July 2014

Planning Policy

Civic Offices

Union Street

Chorley

PR7 lAL

Dear Sir/Madam,

Re: Objection to preferred Gypsy Site — Cowling Farm

I object to the Chorley Council Planning proposal to use Cowling Farm as their preferred

site for the Gypsy/Traveller community for the following reasons:-

• The report presented is factually incorrect and misleading.


• Cause of significant traffic, road safety and health and safety issues.

• Unacceptable manipulation annexing of Greenbelt designated land for site access.

• Damage to the areas rural character —this will promote the ruination of -the

Chorley gateway to the West Pennine Moors.


site/adjacent land to Dale Farm proportions.

• Destruction of development and employment opportunities on Moorland Gate

Business Park.


travellers want Yarrow Bridge site, and Planning Law suggests that brown field

sites (i.e Yarrow Bridge, Cabbage Fields and Acl~:~~hould always be used

before green field.

Choriey Local Plan 2012-2026 r~w_...~.......~_.....~.~.._ __:.-~.,,_..._..:- _G s and Traveller and Trav~llin ~~it~~n ~eo 'le ~' ~~~IeYp Y J p pPreferred Options (June 2014)' .~v~~_o;~;;~,._~,~-r ~~,~;:~,, : - G o u n c ~ 1

Ref Number:Representation Form ? F 1 ~ -~' ~~. ~'~~'~~ GT2 ~ -~

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4 JUNE to 16 JULY 2Q14

Chorley Council is seeking comments on the Council's preferred location for the provision of a minimum of 5 permanent Gypsyand Traveller pitches (Chodey Local Plan 2012-2026). The Council has also considered and discounted a number of alternativesites and welcomes views on these. A Schedule of Proposed Further Modifications which includes a proposed policy onGypsy and Traveller and Travelling Shopwpeople (Policy HS11) to the Local Plan has also been produced.

This consultation is intended to invite comments on the sites (and whether the document is a) legally compliant and b) sound.Further guidance on this is provided at the back of this form).

The Council is not inviting views on whether this proposed allocation is sufficient to meet the permanent and transits needs ofthe Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Community as this issue is being considered in a separate Development PlanDocument (DPD —taken forward December 2014).

If you have any views on the Preferred Options document, please use this form. Copies of the Preferred Options documentalong with all accompanying information can be viewed at:■ The Council's website www.chorley.gov.uk/planning■ Local libraries and Post Offices in villages without a library (paper copies). The documents are available for inspection

during normal opening hours. The times of opening can be viewed on the Council's website.■ Chorley Council Offices at Union Street, Chorley —open Monday to Friday 8.45am — 5.00pm.

Please complete this form and email it to [email protected] or post to Planning Policy, Civic Offices, UnionStreet, Chorley, PR7 1AL.

For more information please call: 01257 515151

Please note the deadline for responses to be received is 16 July 2014, by 5pm at the latest. If responses arereceived after this deadline unfortunately they will not be considered. Please allow for postage delivery times.Please note that your comments cannot be treated as confidential (see below).

Data Protection StatementThe information you provide will be held and used by Chorley Council, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, to help

in the preparation of the Local Plan. Please note that all responses received will be available for public inspection and will beplaced on the Council's website. This will include your name but the remainder of your personal details will remainconfidential. Anonymous representations will not be accepted.

Inappropriate, offensive or racist comments will not be accepted.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this form

Please fill in your details below, or if an Agent has been appointed, their details.

Tick as appropriate (Q): Personal Details ~~Agent Details ❑

Title ~First Name ~ u ~,,, A2 ~

Last Name !q-

Organisation(where relevant)

Job Title/PositionAddress Line 1Address Line 2Town ~~ Telephone number

Post Code Email address(/ U r

This consultation seeks views on the suitability of sites and not the principle of

allocating sites. Please fill in your comments below. Please use a separate

form if you wish to make comments on more than one site.

To which part of the Preferred Options document does this representation relate? (please state)

Site Ref No/ Paragraph Number

Location 1. Cowling Farm All (Entire Document)

FurtherProposedModificationNumber

1. Do you have any evidence or information about this site which will help the Council to

demonstrate that this site is available, suitable and achievable for Gypsy provision?

believe there is a significant and growing body of evidence that identifies that Cowling Farm site is NOT

available, suitable and achievable due to the factors summarised in section 6 of this representation.

his view is based on careful consideration of the Chorley Local Plan 2012 — 26, Gypsy and Traveler's and

ravelling Show people Preferred Options, Statement of Consultation Supplement: Regulation 22, (1) (c)

Report and other publically available council documents.

believe that the publically available documents that the council has used as a vehicle for decision making are

considerably deficient in their preparation and are therefore NOT deemed to represent a legally compliant or

`sound' proposal and therefore the preferred option has to be considered unsound.

Please see section 6 for the s ecific issues

2. Do you agree that the Council's preferred site at Cowling Farm should be taken forward as

a formal allocation?

Yes ~

No ~

3. Do you have any other comments on the Preferred Options document?

here are some key assertions identified in attached and below that identify significant breaches in legal compliancy of the Chorley

ouncil's'Preferred Options Report'. Significant concerns in the consultation approach have been identified that put into question

he entire councils assessment and approach across all sites and comprehensively challenge both the "Legal Compliance" and the

"Soundness" of the report ̂' against all sub categories identified by the council (Positively Prepared, Justified, Effective and

onsistent with National Policy)

would also like to make it perfectly clear that all points raised in this representation are intended to be non-racist. The issues

identified do not challenge the spirit of creating a Gypsy and Traveler site; they do however aim to challenge how Chorley Council

has considered its planning analysis and engagement regarding the locations) of a site of this nature and indeed any other key

developments that impact its local settled communities.

My guiding princi n or ma e c n, honest, fair, inclusive and

ransparent way tai' ap atel ds a' s~u.l able ny c~l~ tion should be objective in its

interest (not subjective); make the best use of tax-payers money, supporfitMl~~al settled community and thus offer

a consistent, commendation. +~a,r~

~r ~`'~` -- - - 'ected fior incon ruous reason identii that the council have

co ferred o tion. I would therefo e ~ u e ins ector concludes that this

entire element of the Chorle Local Plan CLP is UNSOUND.

4. D~ you consider the Preferred Options document is: (please tick one box only per

representation)?

(1) Legally Compliant Yes 0 No ~

(2) Sound* Yes ~ No 0

*The considerations in relation to the Local Plan being ̀ Sound' are explained in the

National Planning Policy Framework in paragraph 782.

5. Do you consider the Preferred Options document is unsound because it is not: (please

tick box one box only per representation)? Explanations of these terms can be found in the Guidance

Notes.

(1) Positively prepared ~

(2) Justified ~

(3) Effective 0

(4) Consistent with national policy 0

6. Please give details of why you consider the Preferred Options document is not legal)

compliant or is unsound. Please be as precise as possible. If you wish to support the lega

compliance or soundness of the Preferred Options document, please also use this box to se

out your comments.

Please set out what changes) you consider necessary to make the Preferred Options

document legally compliant or sound, having regard to the test you have identified above

where this relates to soundness. You will need to say why this change will make the

Preferred Options document legally compliant or sound. It will be helpful if you are able to

put forward your suggested revised wording of any policy or text. Please be as precise as

possible.

Please note your representation should cover succinctly all the information, evidence and

supporting information necessary to support /justify the representation and the suggested change.

After this stage, further submissions will only be at the request of the Inspector, based on the

matters and issues she identifies for examination.

Based on all the publically available information as previously asserted in the last section of this document; the Council's

lack of community engagement; its continuing failure to publicise; its lack of stakeholder notification, its failure to

embrace the Localism Act 2011 and the knock-on effect on any future neighbourhood planning are all part of a growing

body of evidence that the local settled community has been discriminated against.

hese are the most serious of issues and hence I would appreciate that the Council withdraw its Preferred Options

current. The Council should then carry out a thorough open and transparent review of all the points mentioned and

aii actions carried out in relation to the Preferred Options Document to demonstrate appropriate engagement and

legality.

welcome a revised schedule of deadlines and a corrected and improved engagement process/methodology that reflects

best practice be published to enable robust decision making in an open, honest, fair, inclusive and transparent way.

8. If your representation is seeking a change, would you like to participate at the oral part of

the independent examination due to take place on 23 and 24 September 2014? (please tick

box).

No, I do not wish to participate at the oral examination 0

Yes, I do wish to participate at the oral examination 0

9. If you wish to participate at the oral part of the independent examination, please outline

~hy you consider this to be necessary:Nlease note the Inspector will determine the most appropriate procedure to adopt to hear

those who have indicated that they wish to participate at the oral part of the examination.

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14 July 2014

Planning Policy

Civic Offices

Union Street

Chorley

PR7 lAL

Dear Sir/Madam,

Re: Objecrion to preferred Gypsy Site — Cowling Farm







• Damage to the areas rural character —this will promote the ruination of the





Business Park.



sites (i.e Yarrow Bridge, Cabbage Fields and Ackhurst) should a ays be used

before green field.

Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026 ~~~~.'e

Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople y

Preferred Options (June 2014) C o u n c ~

Ref Number:

Representation Form °" c-T2 fs~"~y~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ”` "'~"" ̀ `~ Official use only~,,i„~ ~

I.F!iT~P! C7F..'~

4 JUNE to 16 JULY 2014

Chorley Council is seeking comments on the Council's preferred location for the provision of a minimum of 5 permanent Gypsy

and Traveller pitches (Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026). The Council has also considered and discounted a number of alternative

sites and welcomes views on these. A Schedule of Proposed Further Modifications which includes a proposed policy on

Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Shopwpeople (Policy HS11) to the Local Plan has also been produced.

This consultation is intended to invite comments on the sites (and whether the document is a) legally compliant and b) sound.

Further guidance on this is provided at the back of this form).

The Council is not inviting views on whether this proposed allocation is sufficient to meet the permanent and transits needs of

the Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Community as this issue is being considered in a separate Development Plan

Document (DPD —taken forward December 2014).

if you have any views on the Preferred Options document, please use this form. Copies of the Preferred Options document

along with all accompanying information can be viewed at:

■ The Council's website www.chorley.gov.uk/planning

■ Local libraries and Post Offices in villages without a library (paper copies). The documents are available for inspection

during normal opening hours. The times of opening can be viewed on the Council's website.

• Chorley Council Offices at Union Street, Chorley —open Monday to Friday 8.45am — S.00pm.

Please complete this forrn and email it to planning.policy~a.chorley.gov.uk or post to Planning Policy, Civic Offices, Union

Street, Chorley, PR7 1AL.

For more information please call: 01257 515151

Please note the deadline for responses to be received is 16 July 2014, by 5pm at the latest. If responses are

received after this deadline unfortunately they will not be considered. Please allow for postage delivery times.

Please note that your comments cannot be treated as confidential (see below).

Data Protection StatementThe information you provide will be held and used by Chorley Council, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, to help

in the preparation of the Local Plan. Please note that all responses received will be available for public inspection and will be

placed on the Council's website. This will include your name but the remainder of your personal details will remain

confidential. Anonymous representations will not be accepted.

,appropriate, offensive or racist comments will not be accepted.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this form

Please fill in your details below, or if an Agent has been appointed, their details.

Tick as appropriate (Q): Personal Details [~' Agent Details ❑

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First Name []AY~C~ ~i~11hES

Last Name /~H E~ til

Organisation(where relevant)

Job Title/PositionAddress Line 1 ,

Address Line 2Town Telephone number

Post Code Email address

This consultation seeks views on the suitability of sites and not the principle of

allocating sites. Please fill in your comments below. Please use a separate

form if you wish to make comments on more than one site.

To which part of the Preferred Options document does this representation relate? (please state)

Site Ref No/ Paragraph Number

Location 1. Cowling Farm All (Entire Document)

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1. Do you have any evidence or information about this site which will help the Council to

demonstrate that this site is available, suitable and achievable for Gypsy provision?

believe there is a significant and growing body of evidence that identifies that Cowling Farm site is NOT

available, suitable and achievable due to the factors summarised in section 6 of this representation.

his view is based on careful consideration of the Chorley Local Plan 2012 — 26, Gypsy and Traveler's and

ravelling Show people Preferred Options, Statement of Consultation Supplement: Regulation 22, (1) (c)

Report and other publically available council documents.

believe that the publically available documents that the council has used as a vehicle for decision making are

considerably deficient in their preparation and are therefore NOT deemed to represent a legally compliant or

'sound' proposal and therefore the preferred option has to be considered unsound.

Please see section 6 for the s ecific issues

2. Do you agree that the Council's preferred site at Cowling Farm should be taken forward as

a formal allocation?

Yes 0

No ~

3. Do you have any other comments on the Preferred Options document?

here are some key assertions identified in attached and below that identify significant breaches in legal compliancy of the Chorley

ouncil's 'Preferred Options Report'. Significant concerns in the consultation approach have been identified that put into question

he entire councils assessment and approach across all sites and comprehensively challenge both the "Legal Compliance" and the

"Soundness" of the report ̂' against all sub categories identified by the council (Positively Prepared, Justified, Effective and

consistent with National Policy)

t would also like to make it perfectly clear that all points raised in this representation are intended to be non-racist. The issues

identified do not challenge the spirit of creating a Gypsy and Traveler site; they do however aim to challenge how Chorley Council

has considered its planning analysis and engagement regarding the locations) of a site of this nature and indeed any other key

developments that impact its local settled communities.

My guiding principles are that an_,r. r o r decj~i d din an open, honest, fair, inclusive and

ransparent way t~~l~ ds a su ~i commendation should be objective in its

interest (not subjective); make the best use of tax-payers mone~~~Pst of the local settled community and thus offer

a consistent, w~~.~tf~d;~c~n1p~i~ recommendation. ~;~,,~r,~i+~rl

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conse n a e t e viiroYi` c~ioice'm~ t~t'eir referred o tion. I would therefore re e ns ector concludes that this

entire element of the Chorle Local Plan CLP is UNSOUND.

4. Do you consider the Preferred Options document is: (please tick one box only perrepresentation)?

(1) Legally Compliant Yes ~ No ~

(2) Sound* Yes ~ No 0

*The considerations in relation to the Local Plan being ̀ Sound' are explained in theNational Planning Policy Framework in paragraph 182.

5. Do you consider the Preferred Options document is unsound because it is not: (pleasetick box one box only per representation)? Explanations of these terms can be found in the GuidanceNotes.

(1) Positively prepared 0

(2) Justified 0

(3) Effective 0

(4) Consistent with national policy 0

6. Please give details of why you consider the Preferred Options document is not legal)compliant or is unsound. Please be as precise as possible. If you wish to support the legacompliance or soundness of the Preferred Options document, please also use this box to seout your comments.

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7. Please set out what changes) you consider necessary to make the Preferred Options

document legally compliant or sound, having regard to the test you have identified above

where this relates to soundness. You will need to say why this change will make the

Preferred Options document legally compliant or sound. It will be helpful if you are able to

put forward your suggested revised wording of any policy or text. Please be as precise as

possible.

Please note your representation should cover succinctly all the information, evidence and

supporting information necessary to support/justify the representation and the suggested change.

After this stage, further submissions will only be at the request of the Inspector, based on the

matters and issues she identifies for examination.

Based on all the publically available information as previously asserted in the last section of this document; the Council's

lack of community engagement; its continuing failure to publicise; its lack of stakeholder notification, its failure to

embrace the Loca►ism Act 2011 and the knock-on effect on any future neighbourhood planning are all part of a growing

body of evidence that the local settled community has been discriminated against.

hese are the most serious of issues and hence I would appreciate that the Council withdraw its Preferred Options

Document. The Council should then carry out a thorough open and transparent review of all the points mentioned and

G ctions carried out in relation to the Preferred Options Document to demonstrate appropriate engagement and

lega I ity.

welcome a revised schedule of deadlines and a corrected and improved engagement process/methodology that reflects

best practice be published to enable robust decision making in an open, honest, fair, inclusive and transparent way.

8. If your representation is seeking a change, would you like to participate at the oral part of

the independent examination due to take place on 23 and 24 September 2014? (please tick

box).

No, I do not wish to participate at the oral examination 0

Yes, I do wish to participate at the oral examination 0

9. If you wish to participate at the oral part of the independent examination, please outline

why you consider this to be necessary::ase note the Inspector will determine the most appropriate procedure to adopt to hear

those who have indicated that they wish to participate at the oral part of the examination.

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sites (i.e Yarrow Bridge, Cabbage Fields and Ackhurst) should always be used

before green field.

• Failure by the Council to follow a transparent, fair and proper process e.g

breaching Localism Act 2011, total lack of consultation.

• Damage to community cohesion.

• Impact on The Spinners (reduced customers, jobs etc).

• Impact on recreational provision, ie football, cricket, cyclist etc.

• Loss of house sales.

• LCC highways concerns.

• Undulating topography of site.

• Detriment to Grade 2listed building and adjacent property.

We require you to take note of all of the above and all the Cowling Action Group

representations and petition and change this proposal.

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Chorley

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Union Street

Chorley

PR7 lAL

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