Overstone RUINED was formed as a protest group against the BHH plans to build 200+ houses on the Church Farm fields (adj to Overstone Church and in front of the hall) to ‘Enable Development' of Overstone Hall.

WHAT ARE OUR OBJECTIONS
The whole idea of restoring Overstone Hall is to maintain it as a Heritage Asset for future generations but converting it into flats and building a housing estate around it, is hardly in keeping with its’ heritage values we feel.

Overstone is only a small village of 750 residents and a housing development on this scale will quite literally double it in size and majorly impact on its’ infrastructure.

There will only be one road (Church Lane) leading to or from the new estate and with the potential for 400+ cars having to turn onto an already busy Sywell Road (at peak times) opposite Overstone Primary School, it’s a recipe for disaster.

No account has been taken for improved infrastructure i.e. Shops, schools etc.

Daventry District Council have insisted to the developer he build these properties within the Parish of Overstone,“ as the local residents stand to benefit the most from Overstone Halls’ restoration”.

Nobody actually stands to gain from its’ restoration apart from the developer. The hall is being converted into flats so no one will be able to visit it as a heritage site and no one will be able to look at it from the road without seeing dozens of modern houses dotted around it.
Therefore It won’t bring local jobs to the village
It won’t bring Tourism
It will bring extra traffic
It will make Overstone a much less desirable place to live

We already have 2000+ houses being built almost entirely within the Parish of Overstone, so there’s certainly no requirement for new housing in the area.

We desperately need help in funding for professional legal advice as well as for posters, stationery, leaflet printing/distribution to name but a few.

NB.Any left over funds will be donated to local charities.