Extended Deadline to Comment on the Proposed 4.2m High Sign on Sellors Playing Field

On the 14th April we were pleased to receive communication from the Rushcliffe Borough Council Planning Department that the deadline to comment on the proposed 4.2m high Bloors sign on the Sellor’s Playing Field has been extended to the 28th April.

Download a copy of the letter here: Notification of deadline extension

The basis of the deadline extension is due to the to the misleading information regarding the location of the sign on the original application – a matter which was raised by a great many very early on as well as commented on by many of the 80 + residents who have already made objections (thank you to everyone who has done so).  The original application stated that the sign would be on ‘the land north of Wood House Gardens’, which was clearly misleading. In their development proposals, Bloors refer to the Sellor’s Playing Field and Wilford Road on a number of occasions therefore we see no excuse for this ‘mistake’ in wording.  We are concerned that not only does this not show good faith but also didn’t no allow residents the opportunity to make informed comments and objections, because they didn’t know how much this sign would effect the village in its true location.

NB: The email communication between the Planning Department and the developers also refers to the Bloors agreeing to the sign being up for only up to 1 year or until the final house on Silk Gardens is sold – however no formal notification of this change has been noted.

Why Object? 

View of field from Sellor’s Playing Field

Bloors want to use the board to advertise their Silk Gardens housing estate. The Silk Gardens houses are accessed via Camelot Street and are nothing to do with the land on Sellors Playing Field. The request is for a temporary board’, but it also states that it would remain in the field until 2019, which is unnecessary for advertising 14 homes which are already, in the main, sold but also not even accessible directly from Wilford Road. This leads us to believe that there is an ulterior motive behind this request, in preparation for the 180 houses proposed on the playing area and surrounding fields.

As the Parish Council are currently negotiating with Bloor Homes regarding Sellors Field they may not be permitted to comment on the request which means that we, the residents must ensure we place our own objections directly to the council.

It has been advised that using all or some of the following terminology would add credence to objections as they are current ‘hot topics’ for council’s to consider.

1. Ruddington Gateway – the entrances to the village – in this case the sign would be more prominent than the Ruddington village sign.
2. Street scene – something that does not fit in with the area/buildings around it – in this case a sign on a children’s play area.
3. Setting a precedent – this sign would set a precedent for all developments, property sales, promotional events, etc. in the village – they’d all be expecting to get permission to advertise.

You can download an example of an objection below – we encourage you to make your objection your own and add your own opinions and use this only as guidance.

Download Document: Example Objection

Objections to this sign must be made by 28th April 2015 You can make your objection on the Rushcliffe Planing website.