Hucknall MP calls on all residents to sign her letter to fight Misk Hills housing plans
Hucknall MP Michelle Welsh has called on everyone in the town to sign her letter to the Government to help stop 100 new homes being built on Misk Hills.
Residents and green belt campaigners were left horrified when a Government inspector overturned Ashfield Council’s original decision to refuse plans for 100 homes on land off Common Lane at Misk Hills.
The inspector allowed the proposals after classifying the land as ‘grey belt’ rather than green belt, allowing it to be developed.
But this has infuriated residents who say it is not in any way ‘grey belt’ and should only be seen as green belt.
Furthermore, they point to the historical links Misk Hills has with the likes of Lord Byron and DH Lawrence and the fact that Hucknall simply cannot take any more new houses with its infrastructure already at breaking point.
Petitions and protests are already being planned by campaigners determined to save the land from housing.
And now, Ms Welsh (Lab) is putting foward a motion calling for a holding intervention to be put in place to pause any moves to begin building houses.
And she has now put a letter online at forms.gle/CsjwstbK7we43EZc7 for everyone to sign and send to the Secretary of State for Housing to support the holding motion.
On her Facebook page, she said: “Sign my letter to the Secretary of State to call for holding intervention on the planning application for 100 houses on Common Lane.
"I recently met with residents in Hucknall to discuss the future of Whyburn and Misk Hills.
"Together, we agreed to write to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to request a holding intervention.
"If you share our concerns, I strongly encourage you to add your name to the letter by 5pm on April 8.
In her letter, Ms Welsh questions:
- Prematurity and absence of an Adopted Local Plan
- Conflict with plan-led growth strategy
- Inappropriate development in the green belt/mischaracterisation as ‘grey belt'
- Harm to the integrity of the Local Plan process
- Overall planning balance
She calls on the Secretary of State to ‘urgently review the decision of the Planning Inspectorate in relation to this application’, adding: “This request is supported by local residents who share serious concerns regarding the planning implications of this decision.”
To sign the letter, visit forms.gle/CsjwstbK7we43EZc7