How to stop planning app on woodland/park

[saveourtrees]

Planning application to build on an important 'pathway' in my city. Area is well built up and all of our local green space is disappearing. I want to say no. I have left a comment on the government website.
what else can I do?

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You could try starting a petition?

Bumping for more informed answers.

Check the local authority definitive map to see if there are any rights of way in the area - you can apply to have a right of way recognised if you can provide evidence of use.

Also google village green applications

You need to respond on the local council’s website, not the government’s. Try to get local councillors or MPs on side. When you complain, you need to show how the development is counter to the local plan, not just that you’re don’t like it.

How do you start a petition?
I have asked on local Facebook groups (so outing but I don't care) for people to message me their details for a petition but I could be anyone and noone has messaged.
I only have a week from tomorrow to do anything so time is not on my side.

I have contacted local MP but no reply.
I don't know what else to do.

Contact the local wildlife trust to see if there are records of any protected species - birds, mammals or insects - on the site, or any important plants.

Sorry yes it was on the council website.
There is no right of way, it is pure, dense woods. But it is needed by wildlife on the ecological report as it acts as a pathway to other areas.
However this can be countered by the people who want to develop by putting up bird boxes.

Deers, foxes, mice, herons, birds, bats, badgers, voles. All will be lost. I am so scared I can literally see the concrete box being built around me. it is sad.

3 Green spaces have been lost in the last 5 or 6 years. All for a handful of expensive houses that locals can't afford.

I only know if one local mp, he is Conservative and all for developing and developing.

Local council have demolished schools and built new school, demolished houses and built new houses, demolished shops and built new shops. I don't get it.
I am so worried about flooding. Apparently according to the report, the risk is negligible, but that is not true. All around, every direction is being concreted over. Maybe this one are wouldn't be a problem but there are more and more areas being lost. We had a massive flood from the river 2 years ago, council needed to fix the path it was so bad. but nobody seems to be connecting the dots.

Is this a pathway through a green area so disabled people can access the green area?

Sorry but how do you find the local wildlife Trust?

Is it designated Green belt, aonb, sssi? Are there any Green councillors locally, Conservation groups, Walkers, parish/town council? Any previous plans been refused? Habitat for any endangered or rare species? Each resident/body needs to respond individually to carry more weight.

Local newspapers, lobby your local councillor. Any or all that seem sympathetic, even if they don’t cover your ward.

Contact anyone in your who has spoken publicly about green issues in the last few months.

your area who …, sorry.

Who is making the planning application? Are they the landowner?

I'd make a formal objection on the planning website. Contact the planning officer directly to discuss concerns. And Set up a planning petition, ask the planning department or democratic services at the council for a template if one cannot be found and aim for 10-20 signatures. This usually means if the planning officer is recommending for approval it needs to be brought in front of the planning committee to consider which usually consists of local councillors.

It may be useful to discuss your concerns with your local councillor or parish who usually are consulted on such applications.

Is the site designated for development in the Council's Local Plan? You should be able to find this on the Council website planning pages under 'Policy'.

Try creating one on change.org

Write to your MP and to your councillors.

A petition against a planning application will only count as one name, regardless of how many people sign it. You need to get people to send in letters and emails individually for them to count. You could type something up for people to sign and send in themselves. Find your area's local development plan, find the policy regarding biodiversity and show how this application would go against it.

Google your county and 'wildlife trust'. Should come up.
Research if you have a neighbourhood development plan which might mark this as not to be developed.
Write a letter of objection stating your concerns about impact on wildlife and flood resilience.
The developer should be required to provide biodiversity net gain of 10%.

Worth looking into biodiversity net gain, the local plan (depending on age) may have a policy related to it. Additionally take a look at the NPPF.

One strong letter of objection on planning grounds is worth more than petitions and crappy letter of ‘not in my back yard’. Focus on planning issues.

It is is an allocated sit in the local plan or neighbourhood plan you’ll not get very far, but if it isn’t then you could probably put a good case together.

Maybe put together a template email that people can send to mp's. It means people will be more likely to send an email if they don't have time to type one up themselves.

Writing to your mp is a bit of a waste of time.
Contact your ward councillors and check out which of your councillors are on planning committee and see if you can get them to at least call it in for committee

@shouldistop

Maybe put together a template email that people can send to mp's. It means people will be more likely to send an email if they don't have time to type one up themselves.

Best to provide points to mention rather than templates if you want people to lodge objections Different councils have different triggers for planning committee but there will be a certain number of objections that trigger it. It really isn't helpful though when all those objections are the same word for word....makes them seem ingenuine

Try your local Nextdoor group, they're very hot on this in my neighbourhood

@Ihaventgottimeforthis

Google your county and 'wildlife trust'. Should come up. Research if you have a neighbourhood development plan which might mark this as not to be developed. Write a letter of objection stating your concerns about impact on wildlife and flood resilience. The developer should be required to provide biodiversity net gain of 10%.

sorry what does this mean " the developer needs to provide biodiversity net gain of 10% "