Sidford business park >> A PUBLIC Inquiry to be held >> "The appeal will now proceed by means of an Inquiry and not a Hearing"

The Planning Inspector will be hearing an appeal over planning permission for an industrial estate north of Sidford:
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A correspondent has notified this blog that the Inspector will be conducting a public inquiry, rather than a hearing. 

There are concerns that the letter sent out by the District Council is rather 'vague': and yet it is clear that this will be a PUBLIC Inquiry, similar to that held for the Knowle appeal sessions:
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As the correspondent notes: "Local folk need to be made aware of this, especially with local elections approaching".

Here is the letter sent out by the District Council:

18/1094/MOUT | Outline application accompanied by an Environmental Statement (with scale and appearance reserved) for the change of use of agricultural land to employment land (B1, B8 and D1 uses) to provide 8,445 sqm of new floorspace, new highway access, cycle and footway, improvements to flood attenuation, building layout and road layout, new hedgerow planting and associated infrastructure. | Land East Of Two Bridges Two Bridges Road Sidford
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