November 2018 Update
Why we have much
to celebrate, and why the war is not over yet.
In March, the
Planning Application for 41 houses in Manning's Pit
was withdrawn.
In September,
Manning's Pit was listed as an Asset of Community
Value.
In October, the
Local Plan was adopted, with Manning's Pit outside the
development boundary. This means that it would be
extremely unlikely for any planning application to be
successful during the next five years.
And finally,
this month, came the news that the land owners did not
ask for a review into the Asset of Community Value
Listing – they had an 8 week period in which they
could have done this.
These are indeed
great victories to celebrate, but we cannot say we
have won the war and saved Manning's Pit until the
fields are owned by the community, or an organisation
that would protect them on a permanent basis. That is
our goal, and we will carry on working towards
it.
Onwards and
Upwards!
Two recent quotes from our
Facebook Page show the spirit:
"I will
support Mannings Pitt forever! If I win
the lottery I will buy it for us all!"
M. Y.
"We didn’t start this
campaign to just stop it and rest on our
laurels, we won’t go away until we know
it is definitely saved for our
grandchildren and the generations to
follow. Onwards and upward!"
W.R.
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