Golden Cross Evicted

The protest site at Golden Cross Road, Essex, set up to oppose the destruction of woodland to make way for luxury houses was evicted on Friday 12th May. Bailiffs entered the site on the Tuesday, taking control of the camp's squatted bungalow and the last protestor was brought down from the trees on Friday.

Developers Wilcon Homes Ltd have ordered the trashing of the woodland to commence, despite this being in contravention of planning regulations which stated that no trees would be touched between March and July due to Wildlife Act restrictions.

The protestors appeared in Southend court on Friday, 1st June with their cases adjourned. The developer in question is Wilcon Homes http://www.ukpg.co.uk/wilcon/home1.html part of Wilson Connolly Holdings plc. The Ashingdon site has also been evicted.

Golden Cross is 20 minutes away from the Hockley site, another nature rich area which is being 'developed' by Countryside Residential. At present there are plans afoot for another 3,000 homes at nearby Battlesbridge. All this is just a small part of the massive influx of new houses that is currently sweeping the South-East, despite there being more than enough empty homes to accommodate those in need.

Contact: Golden Cross Action Group 01702 541 267.