NFU says 'common sense prevails' over polytunnels
Surrey Advertiser, 7th December, 2007
The National Farmers’ Union expressed relief following last week’s decision by Waverley planners to approve the continued use of polytunnels at Tuesley Farm in Milford.
In what was widely regarded as a landmark case, the farm owner, UK soft fruit grower Hall Hunter, was given to the end of this year to remove all the polytunnels on which its business depends. They had been judged as unacceptable within the green belt by the High Court in 2006.
Soft fruit tunnels allowed
Surrey Advertiser, 30th November, 2007
The battle of the polytunnels was concluded on Wednesday night with an overwhelming majority of Waverley planners permitting continued, but reduced coverage, at Tuesley Farm in Milford.
Waverley made planning history in 2005 when it became the first local authority to determine polytunnels constituted development and required planning permission.
Protesters angry over polytunnel U-turn
Surrey Advertiser, 16th November, 2007
Council planners stand accused of executing a major U-turn on green belt policy by recommending approval for polytunnels at Tuesley farm.
It was revealed this week that Waverley borough officers believe the new application submitted by the Hall Hunter Partnership for their Milford based soft fruit business “strikes the right balance between the needs of modern agriculture and the needs of the area”. But the support for the plan has angered campaigners who feel the council has caved in to external pressures and are not fulfilling their obligation to protect the green belt site.
Polytunnel farm accused of ‘smokescreen tactics’
Surrey Advertiser, 12th October, 2007
Campaigners opposing the Hall Hunter Partnership’s application for 20 hectares of polytunnels to protect its crops at Tuesley Farm, Milford, have claimed the company is employing “smokescreen” tactics.
“They want to turn a local landscape issue into a referendum on the soft fruit industry,” said a spokesman for the Tuesley Farm Campaign this week. “They are seeking to force Waverley to abandon its clear and unwavering support for the green belt and the area of great landscape value.
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