A DECISION to include proposals for a new Sharpness garden village in a major planning blueprint has been condemned. Residents of Berkeley and Sharpness say they are ‘extremely disappointed’ at plans which include 2,400 new homes by 2040, and 2,600 more by 2050. Stroud District Council’s draft Local Plan was approved at a council meeting last week. Local plans provide a framework for managing the use of land, to address local housing, employment and other needs whilst conserving and enhancing the local environment. This latest draft local plan sets out a requirement for at least 12,600 new homes to be built for the 20 year period 2020 to 2040.
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POSTAL workers are refusing to deliver mail to a block of flats in Dursley because of an ‘unacceptable level of risk’ posed by an aggressive dog. Royal Mail suspended deliveries to Heath Court four months ago and residents were told they would have to collect their post from the delivery office in Draycott Business Park instead. A neighbour, who does not wish to be identified, said this came after a dog belonging to one of the residents ‘went for’ their postie. In a letter to residents, Royal Mail said that they had been unable to deliver to the block “due to a dog loose inside the building”.