Its all gone tits up at the camp, mate of mine went over today to see if he could salvage any bits before its knocked down, apparently its not getting knocked down, the people on site are clearing out any crap from the biuldings and then sweeping them clean, also I have been in contact with the council and no planning permission for a change of use of the site has been submitted.
The boss of the landscaping company that are currently at the site told my mate that someone from harlow turned up and started taking pics, when told he could have asked first he apparently got into a barney with the fella and ended up storming off, as a consequence no one is now allowed onto the site and if any turns up and does not leave the boss has told his workers to phone the police.
glad I got in there when I did.
I was up there today - new fence all around the site and at least one person working there. It looks like the trees and bushes have been cleared but the huts are intact, at least for now.
I "think" this is the planning application: http://planning.uttlesford.gov.uk/p..._names=reference&p_arg_values=UTT/1479/09/FUL
" Erection of 4 No. dwellings with garages and parking. Alteration of existing vehicular and pedestrian access. Demolition of timber outbuildings. Two storey side extension to include integral garage on existing farmhouse."
If this is the correct planning application, then it is due for a decision on or before 11 Feb. No mention of a builders yard, but that would never get permitted as the access (Mill Lane) is so narrow. But four up-market houses....? "Timber outbuildings" is presumably the camp. And no mention of any asbestos.
The only puzzler is that the farm is named as Little Heath Farm, Mill Lane whereas the camp is actually named Camp Farm on the map. The postcode on the application is however identical to the egg business at Camp Farm so presumably someone is trying to disguise the fact that the application involves the demolition of the POW camp.
Hi, actually, I was with the employer of the gardner, and that did not happen, the fat gardner (pikey) is one of lifes retards, who,s lack of stature in life, causes him to try a bully and throw his weight around, when he had this pointed out to him, by myself and his employer, he just shrank away, like the bitter little idiot he is, so I would not take any notice of his little rant.
Andy
Hi Caiman, when we were there on sunday we spoke to a local lady who said they had been informed of a planning application for four houses, but this was on the land where the farmhouse stands, wich is on the right as you come down the road, as far as she and the local council are concerned no application has been submitted for the land on wich the camp stands.
Hi Andy, funny you should say that as "retard" was the exact word my mate used to describe the guy he was talking to LOL
He rang me when he first pulled up and said "it looks like a bunch of pikies have invaded the place" as there were a few people on site,.
so the mystery deepens?
Dave
Any update on this Andy?
Hi, at the moment no one anywhere seems to know what is going on, but will post when I find out, I have been in touch with English Heritage and submitted photo,s of the place, to see if there can be an order placed on it.
Andy
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