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Published:
April 10, 2008
Burnham-On-Sea
residents pack into meeting to halt 75 new homes
Over
eighty Burnham-On-Sea residents filled a town centre hall on Wednesday
evening (April 9th) to air their opposition to controversial plans
for 75 new homes.
 Burnham-On-Sea.com
exclusively reported on Monday
how Persimmon Homes has applied for full planning permission to
build 75 dwellings on land to the west of Lawrence Close and north
of Wallace Wells Road.
There
was standing room only at Wednesday night's protest meeting held
in Burnham Baptist Church Hall, where residents discussed their
concerns about the scheme.
These
include fears about underground gases being disturbed at the former
rubbish landfill site on which the homes are earmarked.
There
are also concerns about the impact 75 new low-cost homes would
have on the local environment, plus the impact that so much extra
traffic would have on already-busy roads in the area.
 Several
residents are also concerned about over parking availability and
access for emergency services.
Resident
Nigel Kemp told Burnham-On-Sea.com at Wednesday's meeting: "We
are all very disappointed about how such a large housing scheme
has been kept concealed with just three weeks to go until the
council's consultation period closes. We will do everything possible
to stop this going ahead."
And
fellow resident Melvyn Fooks added: "It's been a fantastic
turnout from residents here tonight which clearly shows the strength
of feeling on this."
The huge scale of the plans has shocked residents, who have already
erected protest signs around the land in opposition to the plans.
They plan to send dozens of letters objecting to the scheme in
the next few days.
Sedgemoor
District Council's Development Control Committee will consider
the scheme during the next few weeks, and residents have until
25th April to submit their feedback.
Our
photos show residents at Wednesday night's meeting and one of
the protest signs erected at the site of the proposed development.
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