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Newgate Lane – victory for residents

by Jim Forrest on 8 June, 2021

Plans for up to 190 homes at Peel Common have been refused by a Planning inspector after the lengthy appeal hearing earlier this year.

It’s great news for residents in Newgate Lane, Woodcote Lane and Albert Road who would have seen their semi-rural community more than double in size.

The effects on the community, impact on the countryside, and safety at the junction of the old and new Newgate Lane were the main objections cited by the Inspector.

You can see his judgment here.

His comments substantially echo the points we and local residents made at the hearing (see “Newgate Lane – a Sense of Place” below.