Representation by Mr Billy Welch
- Date submitted
- 23 August 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
The proposed route of the development passes through the site of Brough Hill Fair. In 1330 the town of Brough was granted a charter for, inter alia, an annual four day fair which remains as Brough Hill Romany Fair held at the end of September. The status of the annual fair is protected not only by the charter but by an entry on the title at Land Registry. Details of the Highways England consultation and proposals for provision of an alternative site can be found at [Redacted] Highways England noted objections to their first proposal in 2021, and suggested an alternative site. In the opinion of Billy Welch, who is a spokesman for the Gypsy community, neither alternative site is suitable as a replacement, for various reasons which he can explain in detail. He considers that a different route to the north would be more suitable.