John Shepherd returned to the Forest to give a presentation to the NF Consultative Panel meeting at Brockenhurst on Thursday. You can view the slides he used by clicking the link below. A copy of the slides has also been … Continue reading
The Forestry Commission has conceded that the extensive engineering works required for the Latchmore Brook restoration project need planning permission before they can proceed. They have stated that “no further works will be undertaken at Latchmore… until the planning process … Continue reading
The Forestry Commission has issued a Press Release, announcing that they have decided to defer work on the main Latchmore stream until 2013. However, they still intend to proceed with work on the Thompson’s Castle mires, and we shall continue … Continue reading
At its meeting on 28 June, Hyde Parish Council decided unanimously to ignore the result of the vote at the Annual Parish meeting in favour of the very moderate motion “that the Council should now formally suspend its support for … Continue reading
We have notified the HLS partners (FC, NPA & Verderers), Natural England, and the Environment Agency that we intend to initiate legal action (a Judicial Review) of their decisions to approve and consent to the project. All the relevant letters … Continue reading
At the Annual Parish Meeting on 25 May those present voted by an overwhelming majority in favour of the motion “that the Council should now formally suspend its support for the project until all the necessary assessments have been satisfactorily … Continue reading
On 16 May John Shepherd and John Fryer both made presentments to the Court of the New Forest Verderers at Lyndhurst. The text of their presentments can be found here
More unsatisfactory correspondence from the Forestry Commission and our responses letter of 14 May to Mr Kevin Penfold expressing our continuing dissatisfaction letter of 10 May from Mr Kevin Penfold failing yet again to answer our questions properly
We have recently had some very unsatisfactory correspondence from the Forestry Commision and have responded accordingly: see letter of 3 May to Mr Kevin Penfold expressing grave dissatisfaction with his response letter of 30 April from Mr Kevin Penfold refusing … Continue reading
A letter has been sent to Mr Kevin Penfold of the Forestry Commission, repeating our request for the work at Latchmore to be suspended until a full EIA has been carried out and published, together with an annotated version of … Continue reading