'Hands Off' Twerton open space

11.24.00am UTC (GMT +0000) Wed 27th Feb 2008

Cllrs Tim Ball and Gerry Curran have expressed concern over the proposed development

Local residents in Twerton are outraged at the proposal to develop a small piece of land between Cotswold View, the Hollow and Bath City Farm.

Twerton Councillors Tim Ball and Gerry Curran have launched a web petition to allow local people to register their objections.

Somer Housing has submitted a planning application to build 24 houses and 6 flats on the piece of land, although it does not currently own it. The Councillors have requested that the scheme should be considered by the Council's planning committee should planning officers recommend approval of the application.

Councillor Ball said, "This hillside is visible from all over Bath and any development on this site would be very unwelcome to residents all over the city. I believe it would be a blot on the landscape.

"We can't allow development to creep onto our open spaces."

Councillor Curran added, "There are other causes for concern about this planning application - 30 housing units is a lot for this small area of land, and the proposal includes access via Cotswold View, rather than directly onto The Hollow, which will change the nature of what is currently a quiet cul-de-sac.

"We would encourage all residents who object to this proposal to visit the petition site and register their opposition. We will be submitting the petition responses to the committee as official objections."

You can visit the site at http://ourcampaign.org.uk/protectourhillside

You can also keep up to date with all the issues in Twerton by visiting http://www.readmyday.co.uk/twerton