Chorleywood Parish Council (CPC) has agreed to object to the inclusion of Catlips Farm in Three Rivers’ Draft Local Plan.
In the August edition of Chorleywood News, we reported that a consultation had been launched on proposals for 380 new homes on the site of Catlips Farm, between Berry Lane and Shepherds Lane. The site is included in Three Rivers District Council’s Local Plan as a possible site for development.
At an extraordinary meeting of CPC’s Planning Committee on Tuesday, August 12, around 38 members of the public were present to discuss their concerns over the Chorleywood sites included in the Local Plan.
Various concerns were raised over the Catlips Farm development, including that it is green belt land, asbestos was deposited there in the 1970s and 80s, local roads wouldn’t be unable to cope with the increase in traffic, lack of capacity at GP and dental surgeries, and poor air quality given the site’s proximity to the M25.
CPC unanimously resolved to object to the inclusion of the proposed Catlips Farm site in the Draft Local Plan.
CPC also objected to the inclusion of Homefield Road, where 10 homes are proposed, and Stag Lane, where 23 homes are proposed in the Local Plan.
However, they resolved to support the inclusion of Chorleywood Library in the Local Plan, provided that the current library service would continue during construction and a new, fully accessible library would be provided.
CPC also supported the inclusion of North Hill Farm, where 57 homes are proposed, but only the part of the site that was already subject to development in the Local Plan.
Photo credit: Catlips Farm Land Consultation
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