2010
February
26th: NG announces that they intend to lodge an appeal. CAPRI announces that it will fight the appeal!
2nd: Tewkesbury Borough Council met to decide National Grid's application. The application was rejected unanimously, 16-0.
January
27th: CAPRI Newsletter issued. You can read it here.
26th: The Planning Officer recommends that the Council should approve the application, but he accepts that it is in conflict with Development Policies and believes that it should be referred to the Secretary of State to be 'called in'. His full report can be read here (large file - 8meg; page 110 onwards).
2009
December
21st: CAPRI responded to TBC's request for comments on the additional information submitted by NG. A copy of our letter to TBC can be read by clicking here.
11th: TBC asked statutory consultees and CAPRI for their views on the additional information provided by NG on 8th December.
8th: NG submitted further revisions and clarifications to their application.
November
2nd: We issued a challenge to NG to sell back the 23 acres of extra land they intend to take for use during the construction of the PRI to the original owner immediately the PRI is complete. They declined to comment. (See Gloucestershire Echo article here)
October
19th: BBC1 broadcast a programme on CAPRI as part of the Inside Out series.
September
29th: CAPRI wrote to the Secretary of State to object to NG's application for confirmation of a Compulsory Purchase Order for land at Flat Farm. For a map of the area NG intend to acquire, click here. To read our letter, click here.
7th: The Campaign to Protect Rural England - CPRE - has written to TBC heavily criticising the application and recommending refusal. You can read their letter by clicking here
4th: In response to NG's modifications, CAPRI wrote a second letter of objection to Tewkesbury Borough Council. You can read it by clicking here.
August
24th: NG issued a Compulsory Purchase Order in respect of the land to the east of Flat Farm. The CPO does not come into effect until it is confirmed by the Secretary of State.
3rd: Tewkesbury Borough Council have asked statutory consultees and the public for their views on the additional information supplied by NG. CAPRI has a copy of these additional documents - some three lever arch files - and is considering them. (Our comments can now be read by clicking here).
May
27th: TBC have written to NG with a list of queries which may be read here.
March
29th: Public Meeting held by CAPRI at Eldersfield Lawn School, Corse Lawn. If you want to read an account of the meeting, click here.
26th: Harriett Baldwin, the prospective parliamentary candidate for West Worcestershire, wrote to TBC to object to the application. Read her letter here.
February
26th: Mark Harper writes to NG claimimg that they should extend the pipeline to Wormington. Read the letters here
19th CAPRI wrote a letter of objection to Tewkesbury BC. To read CAPRI's letter of objection click here.
4th Tewkesbury Borough Council validated the application.
2008
22nd December NG lodged a planning application with Tewkesbury Borough Council to build a PRI on land to the east of Flat Farm.
early October Briefing meetings held with local Parish Councils. 45 Councillors attend.
5 September
CAPRI wrote to NG to express outrage at misrepresentations by NG. The
letter can be read here.
28 August NG held a 'consultation' meeting - at the height of the holiday period - for residents of Corse and Staunton at their Village Hall on proposals for new PRI. Local schools resumed in September.
19 August Fourth 'consultation' meeting
held by NG with local Planning Officers and CAPRI - to discuss the
decision announced by NG the previous day. CAPRI delegation withdraws in order to take instructions from the CAPRI
Committee
18 August NG
issued Fact Sheet 7 giving their chosen sites: either the appeal site or
land east of Flat Farm
January National Grid started search of more than
100 sq miles, as required by the Inspectors
2007
December
Secretary of State refused the Appeal lodged by NG