Carlton residents shocked over gypsy site proposals
02/12/14
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RESIDENTS in Carlton are shocked at council proposals to create a gypsy site off Fish Dam Lane.
The site, which is currently used for livestock, could soon be home to 17 gypsy pitches which would run from the field to the west of Fish Dam roundabout up to Woodmoor Street.
The development forms part of the blueprint for Barnsley's local plan, which decides planning policy for the area up to 2033.
Resident Thelma McLoughlin said: "I am an 81-year-old woman and I live by myself, I don't want to be worrying about who's hanging around near my house.
"It's also worrying to think about the state they are going to leave the field in."
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