The two groups planning to build the new housing site at Sniperley have jumped the gun. One, Bellway has already started a consultation and the other is about to.

Neither has any right to start these consultations as a comprehensive master plan has not yet been agreed. Our view is therefore that if anyone receives a consultation letter they should write back telling the developers that what they are doing is unacceptable and they should wait until a formal master plan has been published for consultation by the Council.