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Despite 117 letters and 600 petitioners objecting, SSDC pressed ahead with their own planning application

The Town Council recommend refusal in accordance with planning rules

Local residents were given less than 10 weeks to object

No public consultation about the location of building

Public wanted cafe and toilets at playground 400 metres away

One quarter of the building has light industrial usage

SSDC claimed this was a small building but it will cost £353,000

A beautiful Maple tree and Silver Birches to be felled

Hedges removed screening car park

The flat landscape to be scarred by 250m2 footprint of this building 18 feet high

Diverse groups of people who use the land will lose out

Alternative sites for Rangers Building discounted

The future of this lost land is tied to Goldenstones money-making redevelopment

Tax payers money used to finance planning development without adequate public consultation

Key SSDC staff not kept up to date with local changes to mains services

Building only 10 metres from curtilage of private residential property

Formerly a quiet location, this will now allow parties of up to 79 people.

Noise will emanate from a heat pump as well as public and vehicular usage

Important documents omitted from SSDC web site affecting planning decision-making process.

Heritage grant denies Yeovilians of their park heritage

In 1988, SSDC promised never to build in the open space here once Goldenstones plans were approved
South Somerset District Council to Ruin Green Space Near Goldenstones
Last updated:
2 December, 2011
Cafe 36m2, Light Industrial Garage/Workshop 41m2, Staff/Public Rooms  66m2, Toilets 17m2
In 1988, South Somerset District Council planners promised never to build here. Now they are!
Planning permission decisions were made based on false information about power lines which affected the location of the Rangers' Building. This site informs the public of what has happened here over recent years.
Recent history shows that the predominantly Liberal Democrat SSDC are destroying Green Space in this district. The needs of local people are ignored: we can stop them at the local elections or by Planning Regulation reform.
Yeovil Country Park - Watchdog