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Dec 2014
Letters by Steam Train
The "Save Rothley" team were joined at Rothley Railway Station by approximately 100 people on Friday 21st November to see a sack full of 1028 letters of objection delivered to Charnwood Borough Council Planning Department by steam train. Central News also attended to film the event. Residents of Rothley and the surrounding villages are strongly opposing the building of 175 houses off Westfield Lane, Rothley.
The letters were delivered by steam train on the Great Central Railway because the site of the proposed housing is a short distance along the same road as the Grade II listed Rothley Station. It is a very historic area, with the Grade I listed Rothley Temple and the remains of a Roman Villa also situated along the route, close to the proposed site. Rothley residents were greeted at the Council Offices by Richard Bennett, Head of Planning and Regeneration, and a colleague who both received the letters in good spirit. Earlier in the week a packed village meeting was held at the Rothley Centre. Villagers expressed concerns over an infrastructure which cannot cope now and will struggle even more when the 650 houses permitted but not yet built are constructed. They feel it would be catastrophic to add even more houses to the equation, especially as Rothley has no doctor’s surgery, very limited parking and already congested narrow roads. If you would like to support Save Rothley, please email saverothley@gmail.com or call 07748 590594.
To date, an incredible 1848 people have written to object to this development! Residents can submit comments to Mr Mike Smith until 19th December 2014 via email development.control@charnwood.gov.uk or by writing to Planning and Regeneration, Charnwood Borough Council, Council Offices, Southfield Road, Loughborough LE11 2TN, quoting reference P/14/2083/2.
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