You CAN Make a Difference
A massive Amazon warehouse application was rejected in March 2023 due to it being the wrong development in the wrong place and attracting 2000 objections from residents and local councillors.
In August 2023 Amazon stated that they will not be appealing that decision and are no longer considering the site for development. Read more here:
A warehouse development application at Weekley Hall Wood in Kettering was rejected in January 2024 following an inquiry by the inspectorate, which in no small part was brought about by a campaign group similar to ourselves. Read more here:
In Jan 2024 the Government Planning Inspectorate appeal upheld WNC’s refusal for 18 warehouses near Brackmills, saying ‘it would be an intrusion into countryside and the large, bulky buildings would harm the views from towns’, as well as closing the gap between a built up area and Great Houghton village. Read more here:
In Sept 2024 WNC’s Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) made the decision to reject the proposed DHL warehouse development further up the A5 at Towcester, citing its inappropriateness for the historic town and surrounding countryside. The ‘Save Towcester Now’ group have campaigned against this monstrous development (comprising three enormous warehouses) for the past three years. Several people - including MP for South Northants, Sarah Bool - spoke at the SPC meeting, with strong arguments against the development that will be relevant when Furtho goes to the SPC. This victory for Towcester has strengthened FDOG’s resolve and determination to fight on. Read more here:
What You Can Do...
Object & Object Again
We need to keep objecting each time a revision is made to the application. The applicant has recently submitted new documents in February 2025. The deadline for comments/objections was originally updated to March 15th, but has since been extended to March 30th 2025. However, all objections will still be considered up until the decision date (as yet unknown). Even if you have already submitted an objection, it is important that you do so again based on the revised planning documents.
Keep Updated with our Mailing List
Please sign up to our mailing list to keep updated with any important news or progress on the development. We will only email occasionally if/when action is needed or to update you via our newsletter. You can read our privacy policy here, and may unsubscribe at any time.
Crowdfunder and Fundraising
Contribute to our Crowdfunder. We are fundraising to promote and expand our campaign and, when necessary, pay for expert advice and witnesses. This may include environment and highways consultants, legal advice and a communications plan to keep the public informed. crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-3000-trucks
Also - support our events and run an event yourself. See our
events calendar for upcoming events.
Keep Updated on Social Media
Follow us on Facebook facebook.com/stop3000trucks, Instagram instagram.com/stop3000trucks to receive updates on the application.
Spread the Word
Share our Facebook page to local groups, with your friends and family and ask them to share owards with theirs. Retweet as much as possible. (you don’t have to live in West Northants to object – anyone who visits us and doesn’t like being stuck in traffic, or who just doesn’t like destruction of greenbelt areas and the wildlife that inhabit them – can object).
Download our digital flyers (below) to and share on email and social media. They have links to our website and social media platforms.
Or download our A5 Flyers (Front and Back), and A3 Posters to distribute. All have QR code links to our website and Crowdfunder.
Keep your local community updated by downloading and distributing our latest newsletter (below), either as a digital version (containing links), or to print and distribute.
Manpower
If you would like to get involved in FDOG and have expertise in planning, law, traffic, hydrology, ecology, fundraising or any other area that could help us, or even if you don’t have expertise but would be willing to lend a hand by attending your local Parish or Town Council meeting occasionally and keeping us updated, we would love to hear from you at info@stop3000trucks.org
Evidence
We need images of:
- Floods at the Dogsmouth corner near the bridge on Cosgrove Road
- Traffic: if you find yourself sitting in, or walking past, a traffic jam on any of the approaches or exits off the A5 roundabout at Old Stratford, please take a photo (not whilst driving though – ask your passengers to help!)
- Wildlife: We'd love photos of otters, bats, badgers, deer, fox, newts, grass snakes, frogs, toads, barn owls, woodpeckers and other birdlife, specifically on the development site
If you have any images that could help, please email them to us at info@stop3000trucks.org
Here are some other ways you can Make a Difference:
- Join some friends together and organise a fundraiser.
- Write to your local councillors and MPs (email addresses here).
- Ask at least one local business to display a poster (download from here).
- Encourage 5 new people to follow Stop3000Trucks on Facebook.
- Attend your local Parish/Town Council meetings
- Share and interact more with Social Media posts
- Be positive, supportive, and believe we can do this!
Website of The Furtho Development Objection Group
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