THEY THINK IT'S ALL OVER

• 500 plus homes to be built at Park Farm? It’s not too late to stop it!

Whatever South Gloucestershire Council want, a Planning Inspector still needs to be satisfied that this development is right for Thornbury. Cllr Claire Fardell recently pointed out that residents believed “…there is no point in responding because the matter has already been decided,” but it isn’t too late to have your say if you come to the exhibition at the Armstrong Hall, running from 10am til noon and 6pm til 8pm on Tuesday 18^th January 2011 and start by asking council officers these questions:-

Why does the Core Strategy claim we need housing development to counter an aging population when official statistics show Thornbury has fewer OAPs and more under 16s than the national average?

Why does the Core Strategy claim we need housing development to counter falling school rolls when the birth rate is rising, schools like St Mary’s are oversubscribed and others report stable numbers?

Why does the Core Strategy claim an increase in population will boost High Street footfall when current research shows a better retail mix and not greater numbers brings vibrancy?

Why Park Farm? Where are the defensible boundaries? What’s to stop developers building all the way down to the river Severn?

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD ON TUESDAY 18^th JANUARY.

IT’S NOT TOO LATE. IT’S NOT ALL OVER!