Campaigners have warned of 'environmental damage'
Villagers are concerned they could lose more local wildlife and grasslands after plans were put forward to create more than 100 new homes. A planning application has been submitted to Newark and Sherwood District Council by Arkwood Developments to build 151 homes in Balderton, near Newark.
He said: "The barn and tawny owls that breed and forage here testify to its value but if this disappears, it will be the end of them. The hedgerows and mature trees provide bat roosts. Referencing the Grasslands episode of 'Wild Isles', he continued: "You’ll hear from David Attenborough that isolated pockets of nature don’t function; they die. It is such hypocrisy from NSDC. In 2021, the planning department refused a different application on the principle of biodiversity net gain – the strategy to develop land and help nature recover.
Self-employed tiler Darren Riley's family has lived in Balderton for four generations. The 58 year old said: "Lowfield Lane was my playground growing up; the whole area is folklore in my family.
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