Tor Leisure fields in Glastonbury 'not protected as lease means…
AFTER news broke that the new lease at Tor Sport and Leisure in Glastonbury meant the fields were safe from development for 50 years, according to Mendip District Council, John Heatherington emailed the Gazette explaining “a lease means nothing”.

I HAVE only just seen the headline emblazoned across the front page of last Thursday’s Gazette, which read “Sports fields are safe for 50 years” and the cartoon inside depicting the lease as a gift from Mendip District Council. I am amazed…

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Author: Central Somerset Gazette

Parish Council isn't listening
I WAS a witness to the Butleigh Parish Council meeting on July 23. As if it wasn’t bad enough that they chose to ignore the overwhelming level of local opinion and voted to recommend approval of a 14-house development to the west of Sub Road, Butleigh (2014/1177/OTC), when we examined their comments as published on the Mendip District Council website, we were surprised and confused.What appeared to be a hastily contrived plan for a traffic calming scheme was posted alongside the developers’…

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Author: Central Somerset Gazette

Glastonbury housing development near tor will 'ruin the look and…
In a letter to the Central Somerset Gazette:

I WISH to let the residents and readers of the Central Somerset Gazette know about a proposed residential development at Higher Edgarley Farm, Ashwell Lane, Glastonbury, planning application number 2013/1814.
The proposed development and access application is for up to 11 two-storey houses to be built on land at the base of the tor.
This land was once a beautiful orchard, but has been stripped of its trees and levelled back to bare soil. The owner…

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Author: Central Somerset Gazette

Glastonbury Steiner school 'not backed'
YOUR front page story about the Steiner Academy highlighted a number of issues for Glastonbury. The group claimed that the proposal has the full backing of Glastonbury Town Council. This is not yet the case.Two representatives of the group spoke to the council in public participation time but the council has made no decision about supporting the proposal.If the group has information about pupil numbers in Somerset, they will know that a number of schools have spare capacity and that with funding…

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Author: Central Somerset Gazette