Neighbourhood Plans Archives - No to Hammonds Farm https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/tag/neighbourhood-plans/ 3000 houses to be built at Hammonds Farm Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:52:38 +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 Neighbourhood Plans Archives - No to Hammonds Farm https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/tag/neighbourhood-plans/ 32 32 The Pigeon Proposal Is Back – And It’s Still All Wrong https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/the-pigeon-proposal-is-back-and-its-still-all-wrong/ Sun, 27 Jul 2025 12:14:37 +0000 https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/?p=6168 The Pigeon Proposal Is Back – And It’s Still All Wrong. Earlier this year, developers Pigeon Investment Management had their controversial plans for a huge new industrial estate — Strategic Growth Site 16b — rejected. The application was widely criticised as unsustainable, unjustified, and deeply damaging to local communities and the environment. But now, they’re...

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]]> Fact-Checking Hammonds Farm LLP FAQ https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/fact-checking-hammonds-farm-llp-faq/ https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/fact-checking-hammonds-farm-llp-faq/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2025 06:09:31 +0000 https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/?p=5925 Unpacking the Spin: A response to Hammonds Farm’s FAQ When a developer publishes a Frequently Asked Questions page, it often serves one purpose: to pre-empt public concern with carefully crafted reassurance. Hammonds Farm LLP’s FAQ is no exception. But while its tone may appear calm and confident, its content leaves out critical context, glosses over...

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]]> https://notohammondsfarm.co.uk/fact-checking-hammonds-farm-llp-faq/feed/ 5 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: 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-heritage-at-risk/feed/ 24 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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