Eco & Environment | Posted on May 31st, 2024 | return to news
Celebrations short lived for local residents in West Moors
Residents who fought against a planning application for the development of a 60-bed care home and church, have another battle on their hands.
Residents living near to land off Blackfield Lane in West Moors, who recently fought against a planning application for the development of a 60-bed care home and new church, are having their lives blighted by the smell, noise and dumping of cars on the site of ‘national’ ecological importance.
A local resident who does not wish to be named said: “The area is now being occupied illegally within 10m of SSSI land, in breach of The Dorset Heathlands Planning Framework 2020-2025, on land of such high ecological value as to qualify as a County Wildlife Site and it should be considered as at least of County Importance.”
The site, which can only be used for ‘agricultural’ purposes is now being lived on, used for ‘equestrian’ activity, has dumped cars, a shipping container and two static caravans.
The resident added: “The smell and noise throughout the day is terrible. The people living on the field are living there illegally, do not have planning permission for their activities and are destroying the land. Many local residents notified Planning Enforcement last year but are frustrated by the lack of action believing that Planning Enforcement expected planning permission to be granted and the problem would go away.”
A Dorset Council spokesperson said: “We have a planning enforcement investigation regarding Land off Blackfield Lane, West Moors. This is into an alleged material change of use of agricultural land to a residential use without planning permission.”
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