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Statement from the Parish Council

An appeal hearing was conducted in Alton  by a Government Inspector on October13th to consider the application by Bargate Homes to build 13 properties on part of  the “Marelands” site in Lower Farringdon.

The appeal was dismissed after hearing the evidence supplied by the Parish Council who were strongly supported by a significant  number of villagers.

The inspector dismissed the appeal for the following main reasons:-

• lack of robust evidence for  the number of  local affordable houses  needed and a lack of community involvement in calculating the need
• unsustainable location and social isolation
• alternative sites within the settlement not properly assessed
• poor quality of design
• proposed mix of housing did not match the registered housing needs
• adverse impact on the street scene by loss of hedge on frontage

 

Over the coming months the Parish Council is updating its Parish Plan ( “Farringdon Vision 2030”) and will be earnestly seeking the views of all sections of the community to determine our village  requirements in the next decade  and also to establish what we seek to preserve.  A very important part of this plan will be an obligation to  provide an adequate number of affordable houses for those people who have strong links to the village either through families or through their work in the community.

Tony Amery

Chairman, Farringdon Parish Council

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