Writing letters of objection

At the meeting on Sunday night I was asked to give some ideas on writing letters of objection to the proposed development at Roughmoor Lane.  Two key points came out that night

1. If lots of people send in a standard letter it will be ignored.  To have an effect it is best to use your own words

2. At every stage it is more powerful if you can show how the developers are failing to meet the policies set out in the Mendip Plan.   This is particularly the case when it comes tpo the formal application stage.

This note therefore sets out the specific policies set out by Mendip alongside the allocation of land at Roughmoor Lane (and an embedded link to the document should you wish to see it all) Alongside each policy there are suggestions as to which of our concerns are relevant.  You may well think of others.  As an example you might write something like.

The plan says “The site should be designed to safeguard the amenity of neighbouring residential properties”   Putting a community facility at the NW corner of the development will increase traffic and parking problems to the detriment of all those living along the lane.”

Linking objections to the plan2