Sally Gunnell’s plans for a caravan site for the 2012 Olympic Games have resulted in around 100 residents turning out to protest during a local council meeting. The Caravan Club met with members of Chigwell Parish Council last week (May 19th) to discuss the plans, which would provide pitches for 1,300 caravans, the East London Guardian reports.
Objectors to the site say it will cause massive traffic jams in the surrounding area and set a worrying precedent for the future of the area.
Sue Lloyd, a spokeswoman for the newly set up Chigwell Residents’ Action Group, said: “We’re hoping the caravan site will be relocated elsewhere because we fear it will destroy our environment.”
The site, which would be built on farm land owned by the former Olympic sprinter’s parents, is planning on welcoming caravan owners from July 25th to September 11th next summer.
Vice-chairman of the parish council, Richard Alvin, said he was considering opposing the plans due to the 600 letters of objection he had received.
