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10th April 2024
Bayston Hill Parish Council STRONGLY OBJECT to this application for the following non-exhaustive reasons;
  • Within the adopted Local Plan, policy S16.2 provides the development strategy for the settlement. It specifies that Bayston Hill has a residential development guideline of 50-60 dwellings to 2026 and that “development by infilling, groups of houses and conversion of buildings may be acceptable on suitable sites within the development boundary identified on the Policies Map”. No sites are allocated for development at Bayston Hill within the adopted Local Plan.
  • Within Bayston Hill, over the period from 2011/12 to 2021/22, 65 dwellings have been completed. As of 31st March 2022, 7 dwellings were committed on sites with Planning Permission or Prior Approval. In addition, 22/02517/FUL bring forward a further 23 dwellings. As completions already achieved exceed the residential development guideline of 50-60 dwellings within the adopted Local Plan, this residential development guideline has been achieved.
  • This area is a greenfield site and next to a well-used and loved country park, with the current climate and food crisis it should remain green and available for agricultural use. In addition to this Shropshire Council has ambitious plans for nature recovery and this plan is in contradiction of these proposals.
  • Serious traffic concerns for Lyth Hill, already exacerbated by on street parking making it a single lane in a number of areas and it services a 90-place nursery which makes it very busy morning and afternoon. Little Lyth junction will be even more unsafe with vastly increased traffic. Frequent closures on the A49 already cause Little Lyth Hill to become a dangerous "rat run". The main junction at A49/Lyth Hill is already over capacity and has tail backs daily and requires traffic light control.
  • Overdevelopment - it is clear from the plans that the density is not in keeping with the village and is out of character.
  • Infrastructure - the village does not have a Secondary School and the Primary School is already at capacity. The GPs surgery is at capacity, evidenced by the failed recent push to have it relocated out of the village. The bus service has been cut to an “on demand” service that is sparse.
  • There has been no public consultation. The Statement of Community Engagement that was uploaded to the Planning Portal on April 8th is the same document that was used for a previous speculative application. Given the time lapsed between the application, large portions of the report are invalid. The Parish Council requests that a full public consultation is undertaken.
  • Drainage and flooding. The area is well known for flooding and has done so several times this winter. Just this last weekend (April – 5-7th 2024) water was cascading down both Lyth Hill and Yew Tree Drive. There is no adequate mitigation for this in the new design

Residents are strongly advised to lodge their own objections on the Shropshire Planning Portal, if you need assistance to do this please visit the Clerk at the Parish Office on Lyth Hill.

22nd March 2024

24/00765/FUL|Hybrid planning application seeking (a) full planning permission for the creation of 114 dwellings, open space and infrastructure with access from Lyth Hill Road and (b) outline planning permission for up to 4no. serviced self-build plots

https://pa.shropshire.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=S9BPJQTDFXW00

 

Image of site plan
15th March 2024

Full Council on Wednesday 13th March approved plans to alter the internal layout of the existing Pavilion and to add a side extension to allow for regulation (FA) suitable toilet and shower facilities. In addition to extend the car parking level with the planned extension and to create a compound area to allow for garaging, storage and a workshop. There will also be a parish office incorporated.

A group was formed of current users and all the ideas to make the space more accessible to wider community usage while catering for the existing needs was considered.

The next stage will see the plans submitted for permission to Shropshire Council.

Click on the links below to see the plans

https://baystonhillparishcouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/sk-301_proposed_floor_plans_-_sketch_option_3.pdf

sk-302_proposed_elevations_-_sketch_option_3.pdf (baystonhillparishcouncil.org.uk)

sk-303_proposed_site_plan_-_sketch_option_3.pdf (baystonhillparishcouncil.org.uk)

Defib training
5th March 2024

Free Informal Defibrillator and CPR Training

Wednesday April 3rd 7pm

Youth and Community Building, Lythwood Sports Complex

Places are limited email clerk@baystonhillparishcouncil.org.uk to book

Kindly provided by Shropshire Community First Responders

Meeting detail
21st February 2024
Meeting at The Memorial Hall on April 16th 7.30pm. A group of Bayston Hill residents have recently formed this group to help save and protect or valuable green space in the centre of our village.

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