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As the Parish Council announced last Saturday, there is at the moment a range of traffic survey activity being undertaken in the Village.

The intention is to provide a fact-based challenge to some of the assertions made about traffic in the 75-home planning application.

The case of the “stolen” sign which we reported on this morning has quickly been resolved.

chilbolton.news was contacted by a Village resident who revealed that he had been responsible for its removal.

In a new twist in the story of James Painter’s 75-home planning application, Cherish Chilbolton discovered on Wednesday that a sign protesting the development had been stolen.

Local MP Caroline Nokes gave a stark warning to a packed Village Hall. Talking about the outline planning application for 75 homes, she said “This is a challenge. I cannot wave a magic wand and make this go away.”

James Painter, the landowner behind the planned 75-home development has declined Chilbolton Parish Council’s invitation to a Village meeting, and the opportunity to speak to the community.

His letter also includes a rebuttal of several points currently being raised in objections to his development.