Petition · past parliament

Stop The Development In Birdwell, Barnsley

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

The council are planning on a major development in Birdwell. This will result in the loss of the majority of the green belt in the area.

This will affect the residents of the area, horse owners who will lose their grazing, the schools which are already over populated, the traffic etc
The development is called H4. This can be hard to find on the BMBC website.

http://consult.barnsley.gov.uk/portal/development/planning/lppd2016/

Objections can be sent to:
Email: mailto:[email protected]

Post: PO Box 634, Barnsley, S70 9GG





Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The decision to develop Birdwell appears to be one to be taken by your local council and not the UK Government. You can use this page to find out who your local councillors are and how to contact them:
 
https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors

Your local council also has a petitions process - you can find out more about it here:

http://consult.barnsley.gov.uk/portal/petitions
 
Once an application is made for the development to take place, all local residents have the right to request that a planning application be ‘called in’ by the Department for Communities and Local Government. This means that it will assess the planning application against certain criteria and decide if a full inquiry is needed. For more information, including the criteria and how to request the call in of a planning application, see:
 
http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN00930/SN00930.pdf
 
You could also contact your local MP, who may wish to request the decision is called in if they agree with you. You can use this page to find out who your local MP is and how to contact them:
 
http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/
 
If you want the UK Government or Parliament to take action, for example to amend the legislation and policy framework which governs planning and development decisions taken by local authorities, you could start a new petition specifically asking for that action, giving as your reasons the proposal to develop Birdwell and its likely effects.

Timeline

21 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
28 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Jul 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.