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Parkeston: Residents Put Up Homes Fight
BATTLE lines have been drawn by villagers after plans were submitted to build homes near an oil refinery- for the fourth time in four years.
People living in Parkeston fear the latest application to build 30 homes on land behind Edward Street and Una Road could be a danger mirroring the Buncefield disaster in 2005.
The oil storage terminal in Hertfordshire went up in flames after a series of explosions, forcing hundreds of homes to be evacuated.
Opponents fear more homes in Parkeston would be too close to the Petrochem Carless oil refinery.
The application by Barratt Eastern Counties is the fourth in a string of attempts by them to get permission to build there, with the amount of homes it has applied for, being fewer each time.
Dave Kirkman, chairman of the Parkeston Environmental Group (PEG) said: "I am opposed to any building there, especially after the Buncefield disaster.
"And especially with terrorist activities as well-it is a foolish thing to do."
See Friday's Standard for the full story...
3:44pm Thursday 8th May 2008
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