Councillors Colin Phillimore and Ian Tilbury have expressed their concern over the recent planning application by Bewley Homes to build 82 houses on a site at Two Gate Lane, Overton Councillors have unanimously decided to refuse plans for 82 houses on the edge of Overton after its junction with the B3400 was deemed unsafe. Plans put forward by Bewley Homes for land off Two Gate Lane were thrown out at a council meeting last Wednesday, with the developer facing accusations of going back on what was previously agreed with residents. The people of Overton had approved, in a referendum, various developments in the village, including for this site, but the plans had increased by more than 10 per cent since then.
Councillors Colin Phillimore and Ian Tilbury have expressed their concern over the recent planning application by Bewley Homes to build 82 houses on a site at Two Gate Lane, Overton Councillors have unanimously decided to refuse plans for 82 houses on the edge of Overton after its junction with the B3400 was deemed unsafe. Plans put forward by Bewley Homes for land off Two Gate Lane were thrown out at a council meeting last Wednesday, with the developer facing accusations of going back on what was previously agreed with residents. The people of Overton had approved, in a referendum, various developments in the village, including for this site, but the plans had increased by more than 10 per cent since then.