Defence Online

Plans for 120 homes next to MoD Stafford are set to be approved despite a land dispute and objections about the safety of the access road.Applicant UKLD has submitted a proposal to build on a plot between the busy Beaconside and Sandon Road, opposite the Tollgate Industrial Estate.Stafford Borough Council planning officers have recommended permission be granted despite concerns. However The Ministry of Defence has formally objected stating the development site encroaches into land that is owned by the Crown.Although it says this could be down to an error in drawings for the plans.Meanwhile around half a dozen neighbours have also objected alongside Hopton Parish Council, which says the access point, off Sandon Road, is ‘dangerous’.A public consultation on the plans being held in Chebsey has been described as a ‘sham’ by Hopton Parish Council, which asked why consultation events were not held at the closer Hopton Village Hall or the Baptist Village Hall.Objectors claim a toucan crossing would also need to be added to the plans across Beaconside Road for pedestrians and cyclists.And calls have been made for planners to take into account the noise new residents will face from the busy road, nearby industrial estate and the Beacon Barracks.