be taken." Previous owners Arkorn Developments sold the land, but planning permission for a retail unit on the land remains. A spokesman for Churchdown Parish Council said: "Residents have become alarmed at the number of foxes and have said it has become a bit of a mess. They are concerned the land is getting very overgrown and out of control." Tewkesbury Borough Council's development control manager Paul Skelton said: "The council's environmental health and planning enforcement teams are looking into this area of land to see if any action can be taken under respective legislation." 6 Comments "They ought to pop along the road a bit and have a look at 6 pirton lane, that house has been empty for years, since the elderly lady who lived there went into a home, and who has since died over a year ago. There is a family of foxes living there too, but they have at least solved the rat problem !!" "@valhalla2010 I can well understand that residents are up in arms about the mess. The landowner needs to tidy up. That said, there used to be a similar looking site on Cheltenham's High Street next to the railway bridge. Had the site received planning permission as a Takeaway, you might instead have had just as much mess but distributed along the pavement, with an alternative wildlife of seagulls instead of foxes. The article states "The foxes are out of control and going through the bins so something needs to be