Initial plans revealed

Below are images of the plans for the first phase of destruction of the Green Belt. Illustrations are vague with no exact location of where the buildings would be. Barrat's representatives say the first phase will be around 200 homes yet only 41 houses are shown on these illustrations.

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Who owns the land?

The Green Belt fields are now owned by Paradigm Real Estate Managers Limited. It is their sole aim to make PROFIT from the land for their investors.

http://www.paradigmrem.com/objectives.asp

Phase one of building will take 8 YEARS!

After a chat with Barrat Homes today it was revealed that the first phase of destruction of the Green Belt is to build 200 houses. It's their estimate that this could take at least eight years. That's eight years of traffic congestion, filthy roads, bulldozers, trucks, heavy machinery bringing unbearable noise and pollution to local residents and wildlife.... and that is just the first phase. There was no estimates given for the second phase of building.

It is simply not fair on those who live in the area to put up with eight years of upheaval.

Reply from Fiona McLeod (SNP)

Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

Can I begin by saying that as a MSP I have no locus in planning decisions and very little influence with East Dunbartonshire Council so I urge you to contact your local councillors.  My office can give you their contact details if you wish.

That said, I react with concern to this information.  One of the beauties of living in my constituency is the green spaces and the wildlife they support.  We should treasure these not only for themselves but for the Wellbeing they promote.  I know that my SNP colleagues on the council share this view and I am sure they will be arguing against this sort of development.

The council is currently consulting on the Main Issues Report for the next Local Plan.  Would you like me to send you the details of the consultation meetings?
Yours sincerely

Fiona McLeod MSP
Strathkelvin & Bearsden

You have a voice - Use It

Local MP for the area is Gregg McClymont (Labour)

Call on 01236 457788.

Email gregg.mcclymont.mp@parliament.uk

Write to Gregg McClymont MP,
Lennox House, Lennox Road, Cumbernauld G67 1LL.

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Local MSP for the area is Fiona McLeod (SNP)

Call on 0141 776 2091.

Email Fiona.mcleod.msp@scottish.parliament.uk 

Write to Fiona McLeod,

Suite 13, Enterprise House, Southbank Business Park, Kirkintilloch G66 1XQ.

The Area of Concern

In the map below, the area Barrat Homes have earmarked for building is highlighted. As you can see from the image it is a huge area and any building work will undoubtably be over a long period of time. Such a large scale project could take years to finish. The noise of the construction alone would be a nightmare for local residents, not to mention the convoys of lorries and bulldozers jamming already congested traffic.

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Sign the Petition

The purpose of the petition is to ask East Dunbartonshire Council to deny Barrat Homes permission to destroy an area of Green Belt.

Barrat Homes is seeking approval to proceed with plans to build houses on land at Braes O' Yetts Farm, Kirkintilloch, G66 3TQ

The area of countryside that they are proposing to build on is home to the following - The endangered Great Crested Newt, families of Deer, Curlews, Oyster Catchers, Greylag Geese, Canadian Geese, Foxes, Frogs, Herons, Ducks, Buzzards, Sparrow Hawks, Woodpeckers, Goldfinches and Great Tits plus much more.

Alarmingly the proposed area is alongside Merkland Nature Reserve which itself is home to many rare forms of insects, plants & wildlife and has huge education benefits for local children.

Any construction work next to the Nature Reserve would be a environmental catastrophe for its future.

We believe the Council should protect this land for future generations.

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