The Government has doubled the housebuilding target for Stockport, weakened the protections on a third of our precious green belt, and is forcing the Council through Ministerial Directives and threats to adopt a Local Plan which will let developers target green belt first.
We oppose this government’s ‘developers charter’ and need your voice. Do you agree with us that the green spaces that make our area special need to be preserved, and new housing should first be built on brownfield sites, after the infrastructure is provided with schools, improved transport, and GP places guaranteed? Help us send a message to Government and make Labour listen to local people.
Find our more about the local plan on our frequently asked questions page.
Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending a heartfelt ceremony in Haren Garden, just off South Street, to mark 75 years of friendship between Farnham and the Dutch town of Haren.
The 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War will be commemorated with several Council events.
Woking MP Will Forster spoke in Parliament to highlight the shocking case of a child in Woking with complex needs and severe mental health challenges who has been out of school for over a year.
Liberal Democrats are gaining ground in Tory heartlands ahead of this year's local elections and the national VE celebrations. And they have their eye on voters who live near Chartwell, Churchill's former home close to Westerham.
Wimbledon MP Paul Kohler joined Lib Dem colleagues in calling for vital works on St Helier Hospital.
After the Easter recess, it was back to Edinburgh and with a new colleague, Jamie Greene MSP, the increase in our parliamentary groups means that the SNP has now lost its majority on the Scottish Parliament’s Bureau.
