OK it took a bit of digging (rather like that excavator of Home Farm) but I eventually got some answers. On the question of an Amey compound the answer came back:
Although (the) Amey Highways representative, when visiting the site at Home Farm, parks his vehicle (private car) within the site compound there is no Amey Highways compound on the site, nor have we given any instruction to create one.
Therefore there is no reason that we know off that would entail the excavation of soil and the use of tippers on the Home Farm site. However excavation is taking place on Lodge Road
So - back to Central Beds to check out the 'compound' issue. They refer Parish Matters to Persimmon who write:
As already explained to you by a great deal of people it seems, the works on the site relate either to the S278 or the off-site drainage provision. This happens from Monday to Friday and will involve Persimmons contractors, utilising their compound on our site. As also kindly specified by the Highways engineer, this will also involve some earth movement across the site from the S278 works. All other site works ceased quite some time ago and will remain that way until the planning authority are happy for us to proceed.
It is true that S278 works have been going on for some time (I get regularly reports of the impact from residents) but I'm not sure what digging a large hole in the ground in the middle of Home Farm has to do with it. And let's not forget that Persimmon went on the site when they did not have permission. So credibility levels are not good.
However, the best way to stop people gossiping and the Parish Matters blogsgoing on about it is to resume the stakeholder meetings (second one has now been cancelled) and for a free flow of information.
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