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Good news as housing development application on Owlthorpe Fields refused

Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust are delighted by the decision by Sheffield City Council’s Planning & Highways Committee to refuse planning permission for a housing development application on Owlthorpe Fields in Mosborough.
 
Whilst we appreciate the need for new housing in Sheffield, we had a number of serious concerns regarding the application for this site, to which we objected. Our CEO Liz Ballard gave a statement to the Committee alongside other objectors including Clive Betts MP, the Campaign to Protect Rural England and Owlthorpe Fields Action Group. Our comments included concerns about the piecemeal approach to considering development of the whole site as three separate parc