The Development Committee of Winslow Town Council have voted to recommend to the full town council that they formally oppose the application to build 3,300 houses on the site of the former Little Horwood Airfield. The full council will discuss this recommendation at a specially convened meeting in the St Laurence Room on Wednesday 4th February at 7.30pm when this will be the only item on the agenda.  This decision follows a packed public meeting at the Winslow Combined School attended by some 400 residents. It was standing room only when Cllr Llew Monger, Chairman of the Development Committee, addressed the meeting and explained the background to the proposal and indicated the general feelings of the Committee. Members of the committee joined Llew on stage to answer questions from residents after the presentation. ” I was impressed with the quality and range of the comments ” said Llew after the meeting. Residents could have been excused for takling a ‘nimby’ attitude but, in a vote at the end of the meeting, those present made it clear that while they were opposed to the Winslow Green development the vast majority accepted that Winslow should take some further growth in the future.

This development proposal will be discussed by the AVDC Strategic Development Committee at a meeting on either 11th March or 1st April with the latter date looking more likely. Watch this site for an update on this.