Response from Ms Suzan Bishop (Individual)
1. Ms Suzan Bishop (Individual) : 5 May 2013 19:16:00
Please add your response below, quoting the main modification reference number: (limit 3000 words)
MM 050 - Bristeer.
With regard to site MM 050, the updated Main Modification document states that " it is considered that the degree of community involvement and support for this proposal .......justify its inclusion as a land allocation."
There is considerable opposition to the proposal in Brigsteer, which was demonstrated by the voting at the Parish Meeting on 10th April 2012 with 17 or 21 votes supporting (depending on the time-scale) and 30 votes against the proposal. The proposal was also rejected by the current Parish Council, based on the majority community decision. It seems that there is no evidence to support the statement on 'the degree of community involvement and support ' put forward in the updated Main Modification and I cannot understand how the data can have been misinterpreted. There has been very limited consultation on the proposal which was developed by the Helsington Community Land Trust, although this group does not have a majority mandate from the Brigsteer Community to do so.
For the above reasons, I feel that the proposal is still 'unsound' and therefore should be removed from the Schedule of Main Modifications.
