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Afternoon everyone, below email received from Clive Betts on Monday 16th January 2023. This contains pertinent information, along with key dates on the proposed traveller & industrial site in Beighton. There is also a step-by-step guide on how to register an account and object, should you wish to do so. There is also a copy of the objection made by Clive for reference. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Good afternoon, I wanted to take an opportunity to write to all those who have contacted my office regarding the traveller and industrial site north of the Springwell estate. I was out with Michael Chilton on Friday evening and then Sunday morning posting our letter to residents on the estate. We also managed to speak to a few residents who had written to us while we were out there, and the unanimous view was that the site is completely inappropriate. As of this Monday morning Michael has lodged two petitions on the Sheffield City Council site which you can find here; Petition for proposed traveller site (ends 12th February) https://democracy.sheffield.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?ID=10275&RPID=10352464&HPID=10352464 Petition for proposed industrial site (ends 12th February) https://democracy.sheffield.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?ID=10278&RPID=10352476&HPID=10352476 They are similar but the common thread is the traffic and congestion they would add to an area that is already suffering from incredibly bad traffic. It is really important that both get large numbers of signatories so please share this around in local resident groups etc. so we can have the strongest opening case possible to oppose these sites. The next date we need to keep in mind is the end of the public consultation on the draft local plan which is the 20th February 2023. By that time the petition will have been completed and submitted but we also need to show the strength of feeling with individual representations on the draft local plan site here: https://haveyoursaysheffield.uk.engagementhq.com/draft-local-plan https://haveyoursaysheffield.uk.engagementhq.com/draft-local-plan. In order to lodge representations Michael and I have written out a brief guide (below) Below this correspondence is also my objections for the site for you to read. Please feel free to use it to write your own representations but please make sure you do not outright copy what I have written. It will need to be in your own words to be as effective as possible. I should briefly note as well that there are other petitions and surveys going around, but the two vital petitions are on the council site. They will go direct to the council. These other petitions and surveys are not direct and are often used for voter ID harvesting. For instance, I have seen at least one asking about how residents voted in the last local election. Not only is this completely irrelevant to the issue at hand, but it is also an underhanded way to gather information for political campaigning rather than opposing this site. It's disappointing that despite the facts being known on this there is still attempts to challenge them. To again be absolutely clear, Labour does not run the Council, it is a coalition of Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green councillors and in order for anything to get passed it requires consensus from these parties. The sites for the local plan have been circulating internally for many months and in that time councillors have had the opportunity to raise issue with them. This has been the case in other Wards where I have been contacted by councillors there wanting to make changes. One of the councillors for Beighton even knew about this site as early as the 11th July last year. The Council met on the 14th December to vote on the local plan and a number of amendments to it were raised and voted on. This would have been the perfect opportunity to have dealt with this issue but instead the Beighton councillors voted to endorse the publication rather than object to this site. However, for whatever reason, Beighton councillors are not prepared to accept any responsibility. This is incredibly disappointing. To turn our attention to how we can try and challenge this I wanted to layout the timeline of what will happen. First, the public consultation for the local plans ends on the 20th February. After that the Council will review all the representations made from residents. They will then consider them all in forming the final draft of the local plan. At this point they could take on board the issues raised about the site and find a different location, or they could keep it in. The plan is then sent to the Planning Inspectorate which is a Government agency who will themselves review the plan. They will more than likely given another opportunity for public feedback with a public hearing. If the site remains in the plan this will be a further opportunity to make our concerns known. Once that closes the Planning Inspectorate will consider all the representations before them and make a final decision on the local plan which will then be passed into legislation. Although I cannot say for certain I imagine the Council will submit their final plan to the Inspectorate late spring/early summer with the final decision by the Inspectorate being made late this year after their own public consultation. I do have to stress that this timeline is not certain, but I think it is highly likely. What Michael and I want to coordinate now is a committee with residents that can meet to discuss next steps. Whilst the petitions are a strong start we need to make sure my office and residents are working together and have a united front with clear lines of communication. Given the amount of residents who are concerned it is not practical to have a meeting quickly with everyone. Michael and I have spoken to one of the lead residents on the Springwell estate who has agreed to represent residents views along with six others who he is sourcing at the moment. Once we have those names and contact details we will plan to meet online next week where we can hopefully work with the estate on this and keep in regular contact. We are looking to hold a public meeting, but we have to recognise that will be tricky to organise. We will discuss this with the committee next week and see what can be done on that front. Please feel free to share this email and the attachments so we can spread the word on this, and of course if you have any questions let us know. Best, Clive Betts MP for Sheffield South East ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Objection to Site ref SES03 I want to lodge my objections to site S2S03 in the local plan. The site in question has been allocated for as an industrial site with a traveller/show people site at the Northern end of the site. My main issue with this, which is shared by many people in the area, is the impact this will have on Eckington Way and the surrounding road network. Already there is significant amounts of traffic multiple times a day across the entire week. Any further development in the immediate area is only going to compound this problem and make the traffic and congestion even worse for residents and users of the nearby retail sites. Effectively before any further development is made in the area a proper plan needs to be put in place to deal with the existing traffic issues. Council officers have already recognised these traffic flow problems and have indicated to me they need to be addressed. This should happen first before this site is allocated for development. Given that there are already other business developments also going ahead such as a Burger King there is already going to be an increase in traffic so this will add further to an already expected increase. Further, the site behind Springwell Grove is notably higher than the houses backing on to it. Any industry allocated on that site would be imposing for residents which I do not feel fair or appropriate. There is also a risk, due to this heightened elevation of the site, that residents risk losing their right to privacy which is also a concern that needs to be looked at. Finally there are more suitable locations for both the industrial site and travellers site elsewhere in the city which would not be so close to a residential area. These should be looked at before placing the site above Springwell. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How to register and lodge representation about the Sheffield Local Plan for SES03 Register an account here: https://haveyoursaysheffield.uk.engagementhq.com/login Look for the Draft Local Plan (Published 9th January 2023) and click View Project. Click MAKE REPRESENTATION. Question 1 & 2 should be left blank (unless you have the authority to represent an organisation opposed to the site) Under question 3 select ‘Annex A: Site Allocations’. Under question 4 select ‘Southeast Sheffield Sub-Area Site Allocations (SES)’. Under question 5 select ‘SES03’. In relation to question 6, My office and I have no reason to suspect the Local Plan is not legal. As such I am not challenging the local plan on those grounds, but if you have reason to do so that is your personal choice. For question 7 I have selected ‘No’ as I do not feel the local plan is sound and that is why I am lodging my objections. In relation to question 8, My office and I have no reason to believe the Local Plan does not comply with the duty to cooperate. As such I am not challenging the local plan on those grounds, but if you have reason to do so that is your personal choice. Question 9 is where you must leave your objections to the site. Be as clear and succinct as you can in why the site is not appropriate. Similarly with Question 10 set out the modifications that you consider necessary to make the local plan legally compliant and sound. In my opinion this modification should be for the local plan to consider other more appropriate sites and dealing with the current traffic issues before any further development is made on the site. Question 11 this is whether you want to participate in an examination hearing session once the plan goes to the Inspectorate. You do not have to select yes here but it will be helpful if we want the best chance to deal with this plan. As a follow up for question 12 you need to provide reason why you think it is important to participate at the hearing. Once you are happy with all your answers, select submit and this will be recorded.

Sheffield city council are proposing to place a travellers site in Beighton. Please view the objections on the below petition and if in agreement, please take a moment to sign. Thank you https://democracy.sheffield.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?ID=10275&RPID=10221591&HPID=10221591

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