Month: October 2017

Save Sellors’ Playing Field and the Green Belt

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Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) wants your views on which Ruddington Green Belt areas should be sacrificed for new housing. We urge you to stop RUD01 being one of them!

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Green Belt known as RUD01 in the RBC Local Plan

RUD01(the land off Wilford Road which includes Sellors’ Playing Field) is an important area of Green Belt valued by residents. Protect Ruddington believes there are alternative sites in Ruddington that would be more suitable and cause less harm to the village.

 What to do Next

Complete the RBC questionnaire or visit Rushcliffe-consult.objective.co.uk/portal to fill it in online. You must respond by Monday 27th November.

We OPPOSE RUD01 for the following reasons – you are able to use this information in your own comments.

  1. Children’s playing field – It includes Sellors’ playing field, which was donated to the village in the 1940s. There is a covenant protecting it and it is a registered Asset of Community Value
  2. Rural view – The rural views and last remaining green fields on the edge of the village would be lost to this inappropriate development
  3. Access and traffic – Increased traffic from additional housing would affect Wilford Road and other congested routes through the village
  4. Flooding – The area has a history of flooding. There are concerns that development could increase the risk of flooding for nearby properties
  5. Coalescence – The development of this Green Belt land would reduce the open space between the village and the City of Nottingham. This increases the risk of the two merging in the future
  6. Wildlife and Nature – An important wildlife habitat would be lost

Tell RBC that you don’t want housing on RUD01. Your views WILL influence RBC’s decision. Make sure to fill out the questionnaire and tell them why you object.

If you don’t have access to the internet or need a copy of the questionnaire, you can collect them from St Peter’s Rooms.

There is also a Parish Council public meeting on 14th November RPC on their Rushcliffe Local Plan Consultation Response in St Peter’s Rooms at 7.30pm.

For more information email protectruddington@gmail.com