Author: Philip Tenwick
Ferndale Park Community Survey – Have Your Say!
We are seeking the views of residents on Ferndale Park in order that we can provide valuable feedback to Ratby Parish Council for them to look at ways in which to possibly improve this public facility.
Please click on the link below to participate and have your say.
Lagan Homes – The Real Fight Starts Today!
Dear Residents of Ratby
Lagan homes have jumped the gun and have formally submitted their outline application for 470 houses and or 450 houses, school, care home, & community hub.
The application has been this week been received and validated by HBBC and is now live on their planning portal – reference 24/00914/OUT the Alternative Reference is PP-13331132
Lagan Homes have done this whilst the regulation 19 consultation was still live and ongoing. Clearly, they had no intention of taking part in the Borough Councils consultation. Clearly their priority is profit, not our village or community!
They have also now made it abundantly clear that if the council do not provide financial support and part fund the building of a school, care home & community hub they will just build 470 houses instead and totally ignore the fact that the village simply does not have the infrastructure to cope!
Please see notice of public meeting below and details of how we plan to respond, at the last public meeting many people offered their support to volunteer their time to help fight this plan, we now need those people and many more to sign up!
Please register your details below to show your support and to keep updated with news and updates.
This is now our last chance saloon, and we have a limited time to respond, we need fight this on every front and to do this we need to unite as a community!
Many thanks
Phil
Notice of Public Meeting
Word document containing the details of the public meeting called in response to Lagan Homes planning application ref 24/00914/OUT.
Notice of Public Meeting!
Location: St Philip & St James Church Ratby
Date: Wednesday 30th October 2024 Time: 7.30pm
The meeting has been called in response to Lagan Homes officially submitting their outline planning application to build 470 houses, or 450 houses, a school, care home and community hub on the land west of Ratby locally known as the Burroughs, this has been done before the Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council local plan consultation has been concluded!
The village has a very short window of time in which to come together and unite to fight this now very real threat to our village and community.
We need to believe in the collective power of the many, and above all, try! We owe it to future generations!
Come along and get involved, join our growing volunteer group.
For those who are unable to attend the meeting will be streamed through Facebook live. On our private ‘Rise for Ratby’ group. Details will be provided on the group nearer the time.
‘Save our Burroughs’
Say NO! to Lagan Homes
What We Plan To Do
Rise for Ratby – Community Volunteer Group
In response to Lagan Homes submitting their outline planning application our group of resident volunteers will begin personally distributing letter templates and objection guides to every household in the village, they will also aim to provide you with help and guidance on how to object and how to complete your letters.
Please let us know if you need help writing your letters, or if you need someone to write it for you should you have difficulty in writing them. See website and Facebook details below for news on these services.
We appreciate everyone has different views but when our volunteers call, please be courteous and give them your respect, they simply care about the place they live.
Our village volunteers will also arrange with you a suitable date and time to collect your households completed objection letters, in the hope this will make the process as easy as possible for you.
Important note: this is not just one letter per household we really do need a letter from every single resident (no matter what age) to make it possible. If your children would like to draw or paint a picture to accompany the letter, even better!
Sign up to our email newsletter below to ensure you keep updated with village news and group activities.
We also have a Facebook group called ‘Rise for Ratby’ either follow this link or search for the group in the Facebook app.
The Fight for Ratby is Far from Over!
Hi Everyone,
Today marked the final day for objections to be submitted to Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Ozzy and I hand-delivered the 350 physical letters we received from residents, while all emails and online forms are already with the HBBC Planning Office, we will find out how many responses they received in total in a few days time.
But this battle isn’t over yet! We need to learn from and build on past efforts and step up our communication with over 4,000 people in the village to create the strongest opposition possible and stay ahead of the curve.
Join Rise for Ratby – We Need Volunteers, and LOTS of Them!
The more people we have on board, the lighter the load for everyone. We’re building a core team of Ratby residents to take ownership of specific roads in the village (once we’ve sorted out numbers). With 92 roads to cover, our goal is simple: we want every household to have a friendly, face-to-face conversation with a local volunteer who will provide them with an information pack (details to come). This will give every resident the opportunity to submit their objection and show HBBC that Ratby stands united against unnecessary housing developments.
We’ll also make things even easier by offering to collect objection letters, streamlining the entire process for our neighbours.
Safety First: Door Knocking in Pairs
For safety, volunteers will work in pairs as they go door to door, helping us spread the word more effectively.
Once we have enough volunteers, we’ll meet in person (or online for those who prefer) to share more details, gather your feedback, and ensure everyone is ready to canvass their designated streets.
Ready to take a stand for Ratby? We need you! Message me if you would like to be involved and are happy to be responsible for a street.
Many thanks
Phil Tenwick
