Object
Preferred Options consultation document
Representation ID: 98502
Received: 20/09/2019
Respondent: Beetley Methodist Church
I noticed the Planning Notice on the Traffic Sign post plus the map in Chapel Lane Beetley and it looks to us that MIN 12 Grid Ref X: 5968 Y: 3181 is the field opposite our Chapel. We have had no other information given to us until a neighbour let us see the letter sent to him.
I recall we wrote to you in 2011 in which we set out our objections to the Plan at the time and this new area seem to be even closer. As mentioned then we were built in 1871 and are now looking forward to our 150th Anniversary in 2021. The heavy traffic would have a detrimental effect on the structure of the chapel as well as the danger posed to the congregation. We are still a very active church as part of the Central Norfolk Methodist Circuit and hold numerous services, at least six each month and meetings of all kinds throughout the week. We also hold Weddings and Funerals and our Chapel is open to people of all ages.
We are not sure where any entrance to the site would be but the road outside the chapel would require a lot of improvements to support heavy plant.
As Trustees of this much loved Chapel we have a responsibility to continue the work started in 1871 in praise of our Lord and to keep up the work they started with a view to the future worship in this Community as in the past.
I enclose a copy of the letter sent to you in August 2011.
Letter of August 2011:
Thank you for your letter of 13th June 2011 regarding the further round of consultations on the "Revised Further Issues and Options" regarding the above. Looking at the extended allocation site MIN 10a this would, as mentioned in our letter of 22nd April 2008 have a severe effect on the Methodist Chapel in Beetley on the corner of High House Road and Chapel Road.
This site would be just across a narrow road from the Chapel built in 1871 with no more than a "pathway" from the road, directly opposite the front door making a very dangerous situation with heavy vehicles unable to turn.
The environmental impact on the building would be detrimental as a result of dust, noise, and especially the vibration and movement of the heavy vehicles and plant machinery. AS mentioned before many of our congregation can remember the effect that heavy lorries have had on the structure of the building as they passed on High House Road.
We are now part of the larger Central Norfolk Methodist Church and are a very active Church with the building being used a lot more during the week than in 2008. We hold "drop in" meetings during the day attended by many elderly people who require transport but we are also open to all ages including children during holiday times.
It also has to be remembered that as a Church we hold funerals and weddings during the day and our congregation has remained steady in numbers for several years. Coffee mornings have also proved very successful. Our much loved Church is open to everyone who wishes to worship with us and we hop to pick up this role from the generations that have gone before and continue well into the future.
In the current climate our Church has been actively looking into becoming an ECO Church along with others in the Circuit and a mineral extraction site within feet of it will not be very environmentally friendly!
As mentioned in 2008 many of our congregation live in Beetley and East Bilney and hold their own personal views on these proposals. However, in this letter we once again set out concerns as a Church on how the plans will effect a building which is here for the community.
I noticed the Planning Notice on the Traffic Sign post plus the map in Chapel Lane Beetley and it looks to us that MIN 12 Grid Ref X: 5968 Y: 3181 is the field opposite our Chapel. We have had no other information given to us until a neighbour let us see the letter sent to him.
I recall we wrote to you in 2011 in which we set out our objections to the Plan at the time and this new area seem to be even closer. As mentioned then we were built in 1871 and are now looking forward to our 150th Anniversary in 2021. The heavy traffic would have a detrimental effect on the structure of the chapel as well as the danger posed to the congregation. We are still a very active church as part of the Central Norfolk Methodist Circuit and hold numerous services, at least six each month and meetings of all kinds throughout the week. We also hold Weddings and Funerals and our Chapel is open to people of all ages.
We are not sure where any entrance to the site would be but the road outside the chapel would require a lot of improvements to support heavy plant.
As Trustees of this much loved Chapel we have a responsibility to continue the work started in 1871 in praise of our Lord and to keep up the work they started with a view to the future worship in this Community as in the past.
I enclose a copy of the letter sent to you in August 2011.
Letter of August 2011:
Thank you for your letter of 13th June 2011 regarding the further round of consultations on the "Revised Further Issues and Options" regarding the above. Looking at the extended allocation site MIN 10a this would, as mentioned in our letter of 22nd April 2008 have a severe effect on the Methodist Chapel in Beetley on the corner of High House Road and Chapel Road.
This site would be just across a narrow road from the Chapel built in 1871 with no more than a "pathway" from the road, directly opposite the front door making a very dangerous situation with heavy vehicles unable to turn.
The environmental impact on the building would be detrimental as a result of dust, noise, and especially the vibration and movement of the heavy vehicles and plant machinery. AS mentioned before many of our congregation can remember the effect that heavy lorries have had on the structure of the building as they passed on High House Road.
We are now part of the larger Central Norfolk Methodist Church and are a very active Church with the building being used a lot more during the week than in 2008. We hold "drop in" meetings during the day attended by many elderly people who require transport but we are also open to all ages including children during holiday times.
It also has to be remembered that as a Church we hold funerals and weddings during the day and our congregation has remained steady in numbers for several years. Coffee mornings have also proved very successful. Our much loved Church is open to everyone who wishes to worship with us and we hop to pick up this role from the generations that have gone before and continue well into the future.
In the current climate our Church has been actively looking into becoming an ECO Church along with others in the Circuit and a mineral extraction site within feet of it will not be very environmentally friendly!
As mentioned in 2008 many of our congregation live in Beetley and East Bilney and hold their own personal views on these proposals. However, in this letter we once again set out concerns as a Church on how the plans will effect a building which is here for the community.