CAMPAIGNERS were urged to ‘have their voices heard’ as the last of Barnsley’s fiercely-contested masterplan sites was officially opened to public scrutiny..
LAND allocated for almost 2,000 homes in Barnsley Council’s future development blueprint will be scrutinised by the public during a consultation period whi.
× LAND allocated for almost 2,000 homes in Barnsley Council’s development blueprint is set to be fought over by residents in a repeat of previous large-scale campaigns seen elsewhere in the borough after plans for a public consultation were revealed.
Sites designated MU2 and MU3 in the council’s local plan - relating to land between Fish Dam Lane and Carlton Road, and Shaw Lane respectively - make up the long-awaited masterplan for Carlton.
Other swathes of land - earmarked for housing, business and school use - have already been identified including Barnsley West, Goldthorpe, Hoyland North, Hoyland South, Hoyland West and Royston but Carlton’s is the final one awaiting adoption.
× BARNSLEY Council has debunked rumours that it is ignoring a covenant covering the Rockingham Sports Ground after residents believed plans were going against the agreement.
An agreement was made with the Fitzwilliam Trust Corporation - which is the holder of the covenant on this site - in October last year that the land, where the sports facility is currently situated, could be purchased.
As part of the Hoyland West masterplan, the Rockingham Sports Ground is to be relocated to Parkside - something that has caused much controversy among local residents.
Mark Goodison, 30, is the founder of the group ‘Save Hoyland’ - a band of residents against what they say is the destruction of the town - on Facebook.