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The Chewton Planning Application misses the September 8th Planning Committee meeting at Mendip District Council. It also looks unlikely to meet the September 29th meeting. Rumours suggest that the hunt is confident to get the application approved, but they have another battle with another army of local residents on their hands. They were confident about Priddy!
The hounds and horses settle at their new ‘temporary’ accommodation in Priddy and the village watches and waits. Temporary apparently means ‘up to TWELVE MONTHS’. The prevailing wind blows out towards the main road and away from many residents. How the new residents, temporary or otherwise, are received by the ‘new neighbours’ remains to be seen. The fate of the flesh house is currently unclear, although as usual there are many rumours.
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The hunt horses and the whole pack of hounds move to a new site half way between the Hunters Lodge Inn in Priddy and the main Wells to Bristol Road. Hounds and horses are seen exercising regularly on the Wells Road, Priddy, in the early morning.
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Rumours abound as usual. The ‘Stop Chewton Hunt Kennels’ campaign continues behind the scenes. Mendip District Council requests more information from the hunt and the date for the expected planning meeting comes and goes. Work at the Splott site appears to be on hold. All is apparently quiet.
Underbarrow Farm in Priddy remains beautiful, quiet and the perfect neighbour for the nature reserve next door.
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ThisIsSomerset 3.6.10 Hunt kennels plan comments are due - The two opposing camps in the battle over proposed hunt kennels in Chewton Mendip are stepping up their campaigns as the consultation period comes to an end. With comments on the application for a kennels due by next Thursday, the Mendip Farmers Hunt has been leafleting houses in the village and has placed its case on the hunt website, while the anti-kennel group has also taken to the internet to spread its message and has collected a petition against the kennels plan with hundreds of signatures (story)
ThisIsSomerset 3.6.10 Hunt needs kennels - I have read your coverage of the Mendip Farmer's Hunt application with increasing bewilderment. Had we inadvertently applied for a nuclear power station, a ribbon development of brothels, an open-cast mining site?... In making that application, we have followed due planning process to the letter. We asked for the open meeting you reported last week. Like hundreds of others I was disappointed that the key points of the hunt's arguments went unreported. Perhaps they are inconvenient: noise will be unobtrusive; hygiene standards will be inspected monthly by DEFRA and traffic will go up by a grand total of three employees R H J Williams Mendip Farmer's Hunt Long Street Croscombe
I am disgusted that Mendip Hunt is planning to site kennels just along the road from my home in Coles Lane, Chewton Mendip, without having the common decency to consult me I don't want the kennels because of the extra traffic that would be generated on the narrow lane outside my bungalow, which is totally unsuitable for such an increase. Also I shudder to imagine how noisy some 80 hounds would be. I would hate to see the lovely green fields covered in concrete Jackie Hill Chewton Mendip (letters)
ThisIsSomerset 27.5.10 Lord joins villagers in hitting out against hunt kennels plan - Members of Mendip Farmers' Hunt faced a barrage of criticism on Monday night against its plans for kennels and a flesh house on the edge of Chewton Mendip. More than 150 people packed into the village hall to confront hunt masters about the plans which have been widely criticised by locals many of them hunt supporters who felt the villagers' opinions and feelings had not been sought or considered in the making of the application. There was also vocal support for the hunt from a small group of kennel staff and hunters. The meeting heard from Lord Waldegrave, who allows the hunt to use part of the estate, and whose land borders the site. He said there had been little consultation with the site neighbours, and he had only heard about the plans in recent weeks (story)
South West Business 27.5.10 Residents' anger over hunt kennels - A dispute over the siting of new hunt kennels is threatening to divide the hunt community and villagers in the Chew Valley, according to residents. Over the past 12 months the Mendip Hunt Kennels have been planning to relocate from their existing site in Priddy when the lease runs out at the end of June Loaye Agabani, who lives near the site, said: "Committee members of the hunt have been acting with dishonesty, secrecy and a lack of integrity Ivan Ponting. from Chewton Mendip. describes the hunt as a "crass arrogant bully trying to get his way". (story)
ThisIsSomerset 27.5.10 Why weren't we told about hunt kennels? We have recently found out that the Mendip Farmers Hunt submitted a planning application for hunt kennels, flesh house, mobile home and stabling on the edge of Chewton Mendip two months ago on March 15Although not a hunt member, I have supported many of their fundraising activities and am devastated to find that the plans were in fact kept deliberately from us Penny Walker, Chewton Mendip
Re: Relocation of hunt kennels to Chewton Mendip. As residents we are deeply concerned by this controversial move. Mendip Hunt must explain why nearly 80 dogs are needed for the pursuance of legal hunting or for the dubious claim of drag hunting Gill and Graham Moore, Chewton Mendip (letters)
Bristol Evening Post 26.5.10 Calls for village to help preserve way of life.The attacks on the hunt caused supporters to speak out, with Sheila Williams demanding to know how many of the villagers objecting had visited the existing kennels, where she said they would see that the site was clean and the animals well cared for, with none of the smells or noise feared by the objectors Hunt master Rob Williams said: "I am a fox hunter and proud to be one. "Chewton village can be the one to say, we won't be NIMBYs and we will help preserve this way of life." Local district councillor Tom Killen told the meeting he would be declaring an interest as a member of Mendip Farmers' Point-to-Point and said a decision would not be made until August or September (story)
ThisIsSomerset 20.5.10 Hunt kennels at centre of storm - A dispute over the siting of new hunt kennels is threatening to set huntsman against hunt supporter and neighbour against neighbour according to local residents. Over the past 12 months the Mendip Hunt Kennels have been planning to relocate from their existing site in Priddy when the lease runs out at the end of June. they have settled on Dudwell Lane in Chewton Mendip, but their plans only came to light weeks after the application was submitted. Mendip Farmers Hunt has now been accused of "underhand behaviour, secrecy and deception" in a row that threatens to split the sleepy Mendip community Penny Walker from the village said: "Although not a hunt member, I have supported many of their fundraising activities and am devastated to find that the plans were in fact kept deliberately from us." (story)
ThisIsSomerset 20.5.10 Mendip hunt finds change of location is controversial move - A hunt based on the edge of the Cheddar Valley will move to the other side of the Mendips. But the change of location is not without complaint, with Chewton Mendip residents accusing Mendip Farmers' Hunt of underhand behaviour, secrecy and deception (story) |
Two and half years after purchasing Underbarrow Farm in
Priddy to relocate their kennels, stables and flesh house, Mendip Farmers’ Hunt
applies for planning permission in Chewton Mendip. The fate of the 17 acres at
Underbarrow Farm is still unclear. 90% of the residents at Chewton Mendip are
said to NOT SUPPORT the application.
Emborough Parish Council approve the application.(10 to 6)
Chewton Mendip Parish Council vote against it (3 against and 1 abstention)
For more information visit: www.stopchewtonkennels.co.uk
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