Sheffield residents fighting planning inquiry hampered by lockdown rules
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Councillors unanimously rejected plans to build up to 300 new homes on the Hepworth’s factory site along the River Loxley but developer Patrick Properties has appealed.
A planning inquiry will be held in April and Friends of the Loxley Valley is fundraising so it can make a case against the development.
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Hide AdThey have raised £4,000 of a £15,000 target but have decided to suspend door-to-door campaigning because lockdown means delivering leaflets is too risky.
David Holmes of the group said: “The Covid emergency is at its height and the Government’s chief medical officer has urged us to think very carefully every time we leave the house, so we have shelved plans to ask our members to deliver thousands of leaflets around our community.
“Instead, we are making our latest campaign leaflet available for download on our website as part of a virtual leaflet drive. We are asking everyone who supports us to help to spread the word.”
The leaflets can be downloaded and used as a window poster. They can also be shared via email, on social media or placed on community noticeboards.
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Hide AdDavid added: “We haven’t been able to hold a meeting to let people in the community talk to each other.
“We haven’t been able to sit down in a room together to plan our campaign and we haven’t been able to go to the offices of our councillors and MPs to discuss our concerns.
“We were not able to go to the Town Hall for the usual planning meeting and to lobby for support and we now face a virtual planning inquiry.
“Our ability to communicate with everyone is constrained but we hope we can continue to spread the message.
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Hide Ad“We would like to thank everyone for their support and donations so far, it has been amazing.”