GREEN belt land and its protection in the Gazette region will be discussed at a public meeting next week.
The Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) South Yorkshire has arranged the event to put forward its concerns about future development in the area.
With major housing proposals in the pipeline, and a £200 million employment park, crea
ting an estimated 2,300 jobs, destined to transform Bradholme Farm in Thorne, the CPRE are hoping to protect land from unnecessary development.
A spokesman for joint Bradholme developers, PPG Land and The Warmfield Group, said the plans: "Provided an exciting opportunity for economic and social regeneration in Thorne and creating much-needed local employment and training benefits."
A campaign group Thorne Against Bradholme (TAB) has been formed by concerned local residents.
John King, planning officer for CPRE South Yorkshire said: "We are
campaigning at the moment to see the extension of the green belt that only covers the west of Doncaster into the east.
"We are concerned about new housing, but if there was green belt protection this would be controlled.
"The Bradholme Farm development has received some objections from residents and if we had this extension then these schemes wouldn't have a chance.
"The meeting is being held in Thorne because it is the largest town in the area north east of Doncaster.
"We feel at the moment there's a lot of pressure for new housing and there will be in the future, this extension could manage it better, we're not stopping it, we just want to ensure that the developments
that go ahead are actually needed.
"People who are concerned about Bradhome should come along."
The meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 2, in the Assembly
Rooms, Fieldside, Thorne, from 7pm.
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