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Posted in Mowbreck Lane Development on Mar 27th, 2011
The Secretary of State Eric Pickles has REFUSED planning permission to build 264 houses on the agricultural land North of Mowbreck Lane. This was also on the recommendations of the Planning Inspector Michael Ellison (MA Oxon). The reason for refusal are quite complicated in terms of planning law but the main reasons are Housing should [...]
Posted in Mowbreck Lane Development on Sep 24th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Mowbreck Lane Development on Mar 18th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Mowbreck Lane Development on Mar 10th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Mowbreck Lane Development on Feb 26th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Mowbreck Lane Development on Oct 19th, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Fund Raising, Mowbreck Lane Development, Wesham Marsh on Jul 8th, 2009
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. [...]
Posted in Fund Raising on Jun 3rd, 2009
Wesham Action Group is delighted to report their fundraising event, held at the Lane Ends Pub on Bank holiday weekend was a resounding success. The event a cake auction and balloon release raised over £200. Many residents went to the effort of baking cakes which were to be auctioned. The cake which generated the biggest [...]
Posted in Fund Raising, Wesham Marsh on May 19th, 2009
Wesham Action Group (WAG), have organised a Bat Walk. It will start from the junction of Park and Mowbreck Lane and is on Friday 29th May at b8.30pm. (Fully Subscribed) Additional Walk arranged for 30th May 8:30pm The dusk Walk will be led by local volunteer Bat Wardens who will be on hand with ultra-sonic [...]
Posted in Mowbreck Lane Development on May 9th, 2009
A petition, signed by over 90% of the households approached in Wesham, objecting to the proposed housing development of 264 homes on countryside north of Mowbreck Lane in Wesham has been handed over to the Town Hall. Some of the members of Wesham Action Group (WAG) presented the petition to Andrew Stell, Fylde Borough Council’s [...]
