Petition against Development

This is the second time of signing our support as GVP continue with their onslaught of Woolley Valley. Looking forward to a positive outcome to the final court battle.

How shortsighted the council are as this is a lovely valley and should be saved.

I took a wrong turn tonight and found myself driving a circuit of this valley in falling light, the clichéd phases like "enchanted valley" and "a land that time forgot" were made for this valley, perfectly proportioned, such an intimate scale, lovely balance of meadow and woodland, beautiful old stone houses and farms no doubt carefully preserved at expense to the owners. What a perfect place, just a few steps outside the suburbs and for all to revel in with footpaths to walk across the fields and meadows to sit. What a blessing for Bath! I noticed the green boxes that lined the horizon in places and wondered what they were, and saw the "save woolley valley" signs which is how i ended up on this site. What a shame and what a low person who decided of all the available farm land to do the most visually disruptive method of farming i remember seeing in a place like this. I can't understand the sense in making an exception for a temporary type of structure if it is to be there indefinitely but it is a common way around planning laws the world over unfortunately. Good luck with your fight!

This beautiful valley should be for protected for everyone to enjoy.

I try to go to your beautiful valley each time I visit England. It is so beautiful and so Old England. It would be such a disaster if it were to be destroyed. Keep up the good fight.

Save the valley!

This beautiful valley must be preserved.

Went through your beautiful countryside yesterday and no, no-one has the right to spoil it. Good luck with the fight.

This is a disgrace. BANES, you should be ashamed -- get your act together before it is too late

Its terrible that beautiful spot is being so destroyed, a desecration

No commercial organisation should be permitted to flout planning laws. BANES needs to act now.

Planning laws should be strictly enforced to preserve this important site.

I am at a loss to understand how BANES can allow their refusals for planning permission to be so blatantly ignored. This must be stopped now.

The National Trust continues to support this campaign. This is our future and needs to be protected for the benifit of everyone.

You have my total support.

This is crazy. Why isn't the local authority responding firmly to the contempt being shown for its planning refusals?

I went to school in this area and grew up wandering the lanes and enjoying the countryside. I attended a meeting where your impassioned plea to the B&NES cabinet clearly fell upon deaf ears with more referrals and bureaucracy but no action. The delays in the council sending a very clear message to Golden Valley Paddocks that they must stop immediately the damage they are doing could mean the loss of the valley forever. This project ethically, has no benefits for the wider community and the development will benefit the few at the expense of the many. I urge you to challenge the council vociferously and use the local press, hassle Cllrs and make your voices heard louder than ever before. You have been doing a great job so far. Best of luck and I wish I could help.

What is the point of having planning laws if they are ignored? Good luck with your pretition.

A senseless and unnecessary despoliation of a beautiful valley. Common sense and decency must prevail.

Its time local authorities started making the sense. I believe BANES is now on a par with North Somerset Council for poor decision making. Get a grip.

Another case of whoever has the most money wins...

Hope you get enough support to stop this development - & save the valley

Shocking that the Council has allowed this to go on for so long!

Best of luck

I totally oppose this development.

Whats happening is a disgrace. This beautiful area MUST be preserved at all costs. Why is it taking so long to stop it, surely it is commonsense that must prevail.

How extraordinary that the council would flout its own ruling of refusing (quite rightly) the planning application for this monstrous development, but then lose all the advantage by not following through and making GVP return the land to what it was before they started their illegal destruction. It's about time the council grew a backbone!

Go for it, It's about time we all said enough is enough.

As local residents (we live a stone's through from Woolley Valley) we often walk to this beautiful Woolley Valley which offers stunning views of the British Landscape. Nature is so paramount and must be respected and preserved! PLEASE STOP ANY DEVELOPMENT IN WOOLLEY VALLEY! ENOUGH OF NATURE DAMAGE AROUND THE WORLD! SAVE OUR WOOLLEY VALLEY RIGHT NOW!

This whole sorry affair goes from bad to worse. Where is the Council's backbone and authority? Who is boss?

Like all councils that I have dealt with, they will do exactl as they please

May the ecological concerns and the law prevail.

This outrageous act of eco vandalism must be stopped NOW.

This is a wonderful area and needs all the protection it can get! This is a blatant abuse of planning regulations and a useless council not to enforce the order.

I fully support your fight and will gladly make a donation. How BANES cannot or will not do this on all our behalf is simply staggering. They are inept.

Please don't build on this lovely valley

this is a grotesque act of vandalism.

I was very lucky to stay in the valley a few years ago. Very beautiful. Keep up the good fight!

I love the views of the surrounding countryside which can be enjoyed even from the centre of Bath. They are a welcome sight in a small town which suffers badly from traffic congestion.

If this exquisite valley is built on by voracious developers, what hope is there for saving other beautiful, fragile environments?

Keep up the good work. Let's hope the planning authorities remember who they are accountable to.

drove through your beautiful valley by accident this week and saw your signs. Good luck! Sadly, it's the same everywhere, but it's worth fighting for.

In the summer holidays a group of us from Larkhall used to cycle from Larkhall to Wooley. Wooley was so peaceful, quiet and full of schoolboy adventures

I wish you well and will now donate to the fund.

Keep it green

Having cycled several times through Woolley and enjoyed strawberry teas there, i know what a good community you have there and I am outraged at the photos of What Golden Valley have done so far which shows they have no sense of how to farm in thecountryside.

Don't give up this battle! It's a complete injustice and BANES should be ashamed of their ineptitude.

such beautiful places need to be protected not destroyed!

It is disgusting that this has been allowed to happen.

It is appalling that a commercial firm thinks it can flout planning laws. Good luck with this important campaign