On the 23rd of November 2023 Rotherham Borough Council's Planning Department decided to grant planning ( after a split vote and the chair having the casting vote) for 185 houses to be built on Highfield Park Maltby.

The planning permission granting the right to build onto Green belt and on Ancient Woodland. This is only allowable in special circumstances, which it was clearly not. Ignoring concerns about the environment, ground contamination, effects on access to healthcare and schools locally and not to mention the pit spoil heap. All allotment holders have now been served with eviction noticed just before Christmas. Some who still have no where to take there horses. 

This crowd funder is to raise funds in able to take legal advice over RMBC granting the planning permission and to see all procedures and policies were followed.

There are concerns over Building on green Belt, insufficient ecology and biodiversity net gain reports, Planning Board procedures and whether if planning board members have properly declared donations.

Any legal challenge isnt going to be cheap but its clear we can either accept the result or fight back! Initial indications to get a legal point of view to where we can or cannot challenge is around £3000- £5000

Conversations with other organisations such as the local Town Council are planned to discuss what support could be given.