The Truth Behind The Plan Archives - No to Hammonds Farm https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/category/the-truth-behind-the-plan/ 3000 houses to be built at Hammonds Farm Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:52:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cropped-HFfacvicon-32x32.png The Truth Behind The Plan Archives - No to Hammonds Farm https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/category/the-truth-behind-the-plan/ 32 32 Truth Behind the Plan: 8. Planning for Profit – Developers Over Communities https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-planning-for-profit/ https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-planning-for-profit/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2025 08:04:42 +0000 https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/?p=5220 The truth behind Hammonds Farm? Private landowners and developers stand to profit while infrastructure is unfunded and communities are ignored.

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]]> https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-planning-for-profit/feed/ 18 Truth Behind the Plan: 7. Broken Promises – The Duty to Cooperate Failure https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-duty-to-cooperate-failure/ https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-duty-to-cooperate-failure/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2025 07:53:22 +0000 https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/?p=5218 Chelmsford failed to consult key authorities like Maldon and Natural England. The Local Plan may be legally unsound as a result — and it shows.

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]]> https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-duty-to-cooperate-failure/feed/ 22 Truth Behind the Plan: 6. Community Voice Ignored – Why Our Parish Plans Matter https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-community-voice-ignored/ https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-community-voice-ignored/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2025 06:45:14 +0000 https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/?p=5215 Danbury’s Neighbourhood Plan, Sandon’s Village Statement, and Little Baddow’s consultation efforts were all sidelined. This isn’t planning — it’s imposition.

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]]> https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-wildlife-at-risk/feed/ 138 Truth Behind the Plan: 4. Heritage at Risk – How Hammonds Farm Threatens Our Historic Identity https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-heritage-at-risk/ https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-heritage-at-risk/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2025 04:06:39 +0000 https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/?p=5208 From St Andrew’s Church to the Chelmer Navigation, the Hammonds Farm site threatens heritage assets that define our local history and landscape.

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]]> https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-heritage-at-risk/feed/ 24 Truth Behind the Plan: 3. Traffic Chaos Incoming – Why Our Roads Can’t Cope https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-traffic-chaos-incoming/ https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-traffic-chaos-incoming/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2025 03:58:14 +0000 https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/?p=5203 3,000 homes, a business park, and no guaranteed A12 upgrades? Chelmsford’s plan will bring traffic gridlock to Sandon, Boreham, Little Baddow and Danbury.

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]]> https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-traffic-chaos-incoming/feed/ 1251 Truth Behind the Plan: 2. A Landscape Under Threat – How Hammonds Farm Damages the Chelmer Valley https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-a-landscape-under-threat/ https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-a-landscape-under-threat/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2025 02:00:49 +0000 https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/?p=5190 Hammonds Farm would devastate the rural landscape of Sandon, Little Baddow and the Chelmer Valley. The Council’s own evidence says this land should not be built on.

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]]> https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-a-landscape-under-threat/feed/ 42 Truth Behind the Plan: 1. Floodplain Fiasco – Why Hammonds Farm Is a Dangerous Mistake https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-floodplain-fiasco/ https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/truth-behind-the-plan-floodplain-fiasco/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:38:55 +0000 https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/?p=5159 Hammonds Farm lies in a floodplain and faces risk from both rivers and reservoir failure. So why is Chelmsford City Council still planning to build 3,000 homes there?

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