Say no to the overdevelopment of Alton
Please Donate - NEW Justgiving page set up to help fund the fight
Please Donate - NEW Justgiving page set up to help fund the fight
The public consultation was just the first step in a very long process. It now seems clear that a number of East Hampshire District Councillors are determined to go ahead with dumping most of their areas housing on Alton, in spite of the public outcry. (Thank you for that!) The next step is to engage a team of professionals -- planning consultants and a legal team -- to fight the over-development of Alton through the next phases of the planning process. To that end, we are looking for donations. Please consider giving what you can. The battle to save Alton is a battle we can, and should, win. But we need to fight!
Thank you for any support you can offer.
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East Hampshire District Council (EHDC) are proposing to build up to 1250 houses at Neatham Down, just outside of Alton. This area is a huge tract (240 acres) of completely unspoilt farmland. It is an incredibly beautiful area, with rich biodiversity and much wildlife.
We agree there needs to be more housing, especially affordable housing but it needs to be in a manageable way that has facilities, jobs and services to cope.
Proposed larger site in white - 240 acres of beautiful Hampshire countryside.
This is not just a housing estate. It is literally a whole new town being rushed through planning.
The site was dismissed in 2019 for 600 houses and now they have proposed in excess of 1000 homes yet none of the additional services or infrastructure has changed.
URGENT action is needed.
The deadline is looming. Action needs to be taken now to preserve this beautiful part of Hampshire. Alton has had more than its fair share of developments. It doesn’t have the infrastructure to cope with another 3000 people.
We need to comment on the plans. Every vote counts.
We need to stand united.
We seek to unite people in this aim and would say to those that are fighting their own battles about development in and around Alton (of which there are many) that supporting the Neatham development will not save your own site as these are separate plans which are not connected. We need to come together as a whole town to support each other in our campaigns and to clearly send the message that we say a clear NO TO ALL CONTINUING OVERDEVELOPMENT OF ALTON.
