PROTESTORS have said "enough is enough" following plans to build more than 800 homes in Amesbury.

Turning up outside the developer’s consultation event for the Viney’s Farm proposal last week, one protestor said the town has been “the victim of greedy land owners for too long”.

Submitted by Woodhouse Developments, the proposal focuses on 113-hectares of land at Viney’s Farm located southwest of Amesbury, beside the A345 Salisbury Road and to the east of the boundary of the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site.

The proposals would see up to 830 "new and affordable homes of a range of sizes", including around 180 age-restricted bungalows, a 60-bed care home and convenience food store.

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On Tuesday, July 5, residents of Amesbury, Durrington, Netheravon and the Woodford Valley protested against the proposal, outside the public event where the masterplan was being showcased.

Amesbury protestor Sophy Buckley said around 250 residents turned up with signs in tow.

With these people “overwhelmingly opposed” to the “unsustainable building”, she said: “Amesbury has been the victim of greedy land owners for too long.

“They’ve turned our pretty, historic village into a disjointed sprawl. Enough is enough.

“The developers haven't finished building the latest new estate, our health services and schools are already totally overwhelmed, and the road network is at 100 per cent capacity. 

“We don’t need more housing on this scale here.”

Their protest comes following the launch of group and website Sustainable Amesbury, which Sophy says has gathered more than 480 objections to the plans.

Objections from the website are emailed directly to the relevant Wiltshire councillors and officers. 

An earlier petition collected 1,554 signatures from people opposing any building on the site. 

"We need to think carefully about where we put new homes, “ Sophy added, “not only is this not the right time for new houses in Amesbury, this site will never be the right place. 

“These beautiful green fields at Viney’s Farm are part of the historic landscape around the World Heritage Site and are home to all kinds of wildlife and endangered, protected species. 

“As local residents we are determined to stop this from ever happening.”

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