29/05/08 There is going to be a Public Inquiry to decide the appeal by the shooters. Date and time not yet known.
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17/03/08 The applicants have appealed against MDC's refusal of the plan. The groups campaigning against the noise nuisance that would be caused by the proposed range are considering what action to take.
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15/08/07 - The planning application has been refused by Mendip District Council. 11 votes against, 2 for. The shooters may appeal against the refusal so keep watching for further news.
The Council chamber was packed out with shooting supporters and protesters and the meeting was tense and dramatic as the two sides put their cases. Local residents were very well supported by Cranmore and Wanstrow Parish Councils in their objections to the continual noise that would have come from this site - they had proposed shooting for 6 hours every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and for 4 hours on alternate Sundays with very loud shotguns and full bore rifles.
Thankyou very much to everyone who wrote in objecting, signed our petition against the noise and spent hours working to see that we were properly represented in this case. Every email, letter and signature from local people really counted and even the last minute emails were summarized and brought to the meeting by the Mendip case officer.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Meetings have been held at Wanstrow ( 01/08/07) and Cranmore (07/08/07) to discuss the potential problems from this issue. Residents in both villages said they had not been properly consulted about the issue and those likely to be affected by the noise nuisance were horrified by the proposal.
Case details:
Click here for the Planning Board report recommending the application. Start reading at page18.
Click here for location map. Sorry it is sideways - hope you can see it OK.
If you want to see the whole planning application and associated documents, you can turn up at Mendip District Council Offices in Shepton Mallet and just ask for it ( quote the planning reference number 106765/003 ). If someone else is looking at it you just have to wait, you can not book a slot to view.
The planning doucments are on line at the Mendip site ( but we don't know how long they will be available for. )
If anyone wants to see just the detailed plan of the proposed site, ie where the gun ranges, shooting positions and club house are to be placed at the site email jane@cranmore-somerset.co.uk as we have a copy of the plan at Cranmore.
Frome and District Pistol Club website-----See how many members and the sites they already have to shoot at.
The Planning Board debated the case and voted by a huge majority ( 11 against, 2 for ) to support local residents in their request to keep the area peaceful rather than turn it into a large firing range.
Mendip District Council 01749 648999.
Planning ref 106765/003, case officer Les Kimberley.
Click here to access the documents page