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Search the Public Notice PortalA PETITION hoping to save a vast portion of agricultural land from being turned into a 'garden village' has reached more than 11,000 signatures with just days left for objections to be submitted.
The petition, organised by Stand Up for the North Hampshire Downs (STaNHD) calls for the protection of Upper Swallick, near Cliddesden, from being turned into a garden village of at least 2,500 homes.
As of the time of writing, the petition has been signed by 11,350 individuals, with just days left for residents to object to the Local Plan Draft Spatial Strategy Regulation 18 consultation, which has a deadline of Friday, January 23.
The petition calls for planning decision makers at the council to reconsider Upper Swallick, because it would cover "an area the size of central Basingstoke, consisting of at least 2,500 houses in stunning countryside south of Basingstoke.
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"It would engulf the village of Cliddesden and have a devastating effect on Ellisfield, Winslade and all the surrounding villages as well as ruining easy access to the countryside from Brighton Hill and Hatch Warren. "
Speaking previously to the Gazette, Alan Tyler, chair of Cliddesden Parish Council, said: "We want the council to reconsider because once the M3 is breached, the whole countryside to the South East of Basingstoke becomes a target for developers.
"If Basingstoke and Deane wish to hold on to the countryside they have, breaching the M3 is the final straw.
"We are not against building in the countryside, but it is the amount of building that concerns us. In the last five years, we have had 20 to 30 new houses built in Cliddesden."
He added that infrastructure issues such as sewage and transport "have not been thought out" properly.
He sympathised that the council has a target to reach, saying "it's a numbers game", and Upper Swallick is "not the right place."
Upper Swallick was included in Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council's (BDBC) Draft Local Plan as part of an additional 6,500 planned houses per year in the borough, after the Labour government increased the housing target.
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