Campaign Newsletter – 06 March 2025

Final Chance to Object!

📣 Campaign Newsletter – 06 March 2025

This is it — the final consultation. If you don’t object now, your voice won’t count.

In this issue:
– Regulation 19 consultation closes 18 March 2025
– Your previous objections won’t count
– Easy objection form now live
– GoFundMe update: £29,673 raised so far

📎 Download PDF version of this newsletterhttps://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Campaign-20250306.pdf

Dear Supporters,

🚨 FINAL CHANCE TO OBJECT – ACT NOW OR LOSE YOUR SAY!
Your objection from last summer does not count — that was for the second round consultation.
This is the THIRD and FINAL consultation. If you don’t object now, your voice won’t be heard.

⏳ Local Plan Consultation Closes In:

12 Days – 8 Hours

📌 What’s Proposed? (Regulation 19 Recap)

16a – Hammonds Farm

• 3,000 homes
• 500,000 sq ft of industrial/warehouse units

16b – Pigeon (Columba Park)

• 500,000 sq ft of industrial space
• 88 HGV docking bays

This will turn our rural countryside into urban sprawl.

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📝 Why You Must Object Again

✅ 10,000+ people objected in 2024 — but they must do it again.
✅ This consultation began on 4 February and closes at 4pm on 18 March.

📢 It’s not a done deal.
Chelmsford City Council plans to push through unsustainable growth while better options have been ignored.

❗ Key Concerns:

• Traffic Chaos – A414 & A12 can’t cope
• Environmental Damage – Wildlife & habitats at risk
• Loss of Farmland – Irreversible damage to our green spaces
• Flawed Process – Legal and democratic failings
• Flood Risk – Increased flooding risk not properly addressed

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✅ What You Need to Do

We’ve made it easy with our pre-filled objection form:
👉 Submit your objection now

You’ll be asked about:

1. Legal Compliance
2. Duty to Co-operate
3. Soundness of the Plan

Please personalise the intro of each section to reflect your own views — but don’t change the evidence, which is approved by our legal team.

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💷 GoFundMe Update

Thanks to your support, we’ve raised £29,673 towards our £55,000 target.
This covers:

• Legal representation
• Environmental and planning consultants
• Expert witness support

👉 Donate or share the campaign

Bank Transfer:
Sort Code: 23-05-80
Account: 50822067 (Little Baddow Parish Council)
Or by cheque: Write “Hammonds Farm” on the back and send to:
The Clerk, Memorial Hall, North Hill, Little Baddow, CM3 4TA

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🙏 Thank You

We are incredibly grateful for your support.
Let’s show Chelmsford City Council that our communities stand united against these damaging plans.

The No to Hammonds Farm Working Group
🔗 www.notohammondsfarm.co.uk