Richard Clifton, nominated for election as Conservative Councillor for the OAKHAM SOUTH WEST WARD
Richard is best known for wasting public money, after he and seven residents submitted a planning
application to build a new gipsy site on sports fields at the former Ashwell Prison Site.
Rutland Times 26th April 2013
Villagers have submitted plans for a new travellers site at Ashwell because they say it is a better location than one being used in Langham.
A group of seven villagers in Langham, led by Richard Clifton, 42, of Well Street, submitted the application on Monday for a travellers site on a sports field at the Ashwell Prison site. They hope this will mean the Lee and Price family, who are Romany gipsies, currently living at The Paddocks in Langham, could move there.
Even if the villagers secure permission, that would not mean the family had to move .
Mr Clifton, a charity director, said: “A travellers site is not appropriate on that site and it was supposed to be a temporary solution. We can understand they want to be part of the community and as a parish we want to support that but we also want to protect a greenfield site.”
The council bought the prison from the Ministry of Justice to develop the site into a business park.
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Richard Clifton
1 Well Street
Langham
Oakham
Rutland
Richard is best known for wasting public money, after he and seven residents submitted a planning
application to build a new gipsy site on sports fields at the former Ashwell Prison Site.
Rutland Times 26th April 2013
Villagers have submitted plans for a new travellers site at Ashwell because they say it is a better location than one being used in Langham.
A group of seven villagers in Langham, led by Richard Clifton, 42, of Well Street, submitted the application on Monday for a travellers site on a sports field at the Ashwell Prison site. They hope this will mean the Lee and Price family, who are Romany gipsies, currently living at The Paddocks in Langham, could move there.
Even if the villagers secure permission, that would not mean the family had to move .
Mr Clifton, a charity director, said: “A travellers site is not appropriate on that site and it was supposed to be a temporary solution. We can understand they want to be part of the community and as a parish we want to support that but we also want to protect a greenfield site.”
The council bought the prison from the Ministry of Justice to develop the site into a business park.
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Richard Clifton
1 Well Street
Langham
Oakham
Rutland
