Site of the Wesham Action Group Protecting Rural Fylde
Jan 4th, 2012 by Journeyman
Wesham Town Council is hosting a public meeting to inform Wesham residents of any updates on the Mowbreck Lane planning application. The meeting will be held at Wesham Community Centre, 7:00pm, Wednesday 11th January.
WESHAM DOES NOT NEED OR WANT ANY MORE HOUSES!
Please come along to to the public meeting . Wesham Town Councillors and Members of WAG will be there to answer any questions you may have.
We need your support
Dec 7th, 2011 by Journeyman
Metacre Ltd who had a 264 housing application for land north of Mowbreck Lane turned down by Fylde BC, a subsequent public appeal and finally by the Secretary of State, Eric Pickles have now submitted yet another application on the same piece of land. This time the application is for up to 100 houses on a smaller piece of land.
A local resident commented that the implications of this being approved would leave the the rest of the original site subject to further planning applications to bring the number back to the orignal 264 houses.
Wesham Action Group are opposed to the application and will be actively fighting against it.
Sep 24th, 2010 by Journeyman
Well, the appeal which started on Tuesday 14th September is over now. The inspector has heard all the evidence and the Wesham Action Group are waiting to hear.
We would like to thank all the residents of Wesham who turned up and either spoke out against the proposal or came along to support the Action Group. If you want to read a day by day account of the appeal you can find it here at Counterbalance
What Happens Next?
The appeal inspector will make a report to the Secretary of State, Eric Pickles. Mr Pickles will review the inspectors report and make a decision. This could take several months depending on the Governments workload.
May 17th, 2010 by Journeyman
The land owner has appealed against Fylde Borough Council’s decision to 
reject the planning application for the 264 Houses on the Land North of Mowbreck Lane.
The Appeal will now go before a Government Inspector to to make the final decision.
Come along and find out what we all can do to win this Appeal.
Practical tips will be be given and your concerns and questions answered – if we all work together we can win again
Organised by Wesham Action Group and supported by Wesham Town Council.
Mar 18th, 2010 by Journeyman
Fylde BC Development Control Committee(DCC) sensationally rejected the proposed housing development on land north of Mowbreck Lane. The proposal by wealthy Lancashire businessman Trevor Hemmings’ Metacre for 264 houses to be sited on prime grade agricultural land.
In the public meeting held at Lowther Pavilion. Twenty one objectors many of them from Wesham Action Group (WAG) and residents of Wesham. spoke out against the proposal which had originally been recommended by the planning officer for Approval. The meeting had been proceeded by a visit by the DCC to the Mowbreck Lane site.
WAG produced a logical and sound set of arguments as to why the development should not go ahead. The proposal went against 34 planning policies and one Regional Spatial Strategy policy.
The DCC then voted on the proposal and rejected it by 13 votes AGAINST the proposal and ZERO votes FOR
A Wesham action Group spokesperson said that
“this was a victory for Common Sense and the people of Wesham, the proposal would have destroyed many acres of Prime Agricultural Land, the Biological Heritage Marsh and one of Wesham’s best assets. We would like to thank the public of Wesham, Councillor Linda Nulty and Wesham Town Council for all their support they have given us over the last 14 months. ”
However Metacre are likely to appeal against this decision and put it before a Government Planning Inspector, so this is only the first part of the battle that has been won. However this was a key decision because if this stage had been lost WAG would have had no right of appeal.
So the battle continues……………….
Mar 10th, 2010 by benignintervention
Prior to the DCC Meeting next week, Wesham Town Council are hosting a public meeting to inform Wesham residents of any updates on the Mowbreck Lane (08/1072) planning application. The meeting will be held at Wesham Community Centre, 7:30pm, Thursday 11th March.
The FBC Meeting Agenda is now available online. Click HERE for link. The Planning Officers in this report are minded to advise the DCC to APPROVE this application. It can still be halted by telling the DCC………………….
WESHAM DOES NOT NEED OR WANT ANY MORE HOUSES!
Please come along to to the public meeting and the DCC meeting. Wesham Town Councillors and Members of WAG will be there to answer any questions you have.
Feb 26th, 2010 by benignintervention
The date has been set for the FBC’s Development Control Committee (DCC) to decide the fate of Mowbreck Lane’s beautiful farmland. Wesham Action Group needs YOUR support to show the full extent of public feeling against the destruction of our countryside.
For many months Wesham Action Group have worked tirelessly to campaign against 264 houses being built on the outskirts of Wesham, which will affect our town in many serious ways. YOU can help stop this by:
The full contact list of the DCC can be viewed HERE.
The meeting will take place:
17th March 2010 at Lowther Pavillion, Lytham.
This is a special meeting. Application N0. 08/1072 (Land North of Mowbreck Lane) has caused so much public interest that Fylde Borough Council have opted to have this meeting in a large venue. WAG wants as many residents there to show solidarity against the willfull destruction of our countryside.
PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT IN ANY WAY YOU CAN
Oct 19th, 2009 by benignintervention
A public meeting will be held Monday, 19th October 2009 19:30 at Wesham Community Centre.
The meeting is being held to bring the public up to date with the application submitted by Metacre to build 264 houses on land north of Mowbreck Lane.
Members of Wesham Action Group and Wesham Town Council will be on hand to answer any questions you may have. Please come and show your support, there are still many ways YOU can stop this development from destroying our countryside.
Jul 8th, 2009 by benignintervention
The two recent Bat Walks, organised by WAG, were “a resounding triumph!” said a Wesham Action Group spokesperson. “Both walks were over subscribed and this has led us to plan further Bat Walks later this summer”.
People came from as far as Lea and Preston, Freckleton and Warton as well as locals from Wesham. Visitors were treated to a short talk by two North Lancashire Bat Wardens and shown an injured Pipistrelle Bat, which was later released. The two-hour tour took in Wesham Marsh as well as Mowbreck Lane where a bat roost was visited.
Bat Warden handling Pipistrelle bat.
The Walk drew attention to the fragile eco-system, which is being threatened by the building of 264 houses on land bordering Wesham Marsh and on countryside north of Mowbreck Lane.
Future Bat Walks are being planned for later this summer, so check out this website for regular updates.
"The proposed development will destroy all this countryside"
As part of the Bat Walk visitors were given a conducted tour of Wesham Marsh, the biological heritage site that is being threatened by the development of 264 houses by Metacre.
Here Terry Blackburn of WAG points out important features. The Walk was organised by Wesham Action Group
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