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.
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Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
As the long-running local campaign to preserve the Stewartby brickworks' historic chimneys and halt plans for a 1200-home development in the village continues, a local Lib Dem Ward Councillor has stressed that all support for the cause is welcome - including the belated involvement of the Tory MP for Mid Beds.
Speaking during the debate at this week's meeting of Surrey County Council, Lib Dem opposition leader Hazel Watson said that the Conservative administration must stop wasting council taxpayers' money.
The possible transfer of Crewe Sorting Office's services to Warrington raises several questions. What guarantees have Royal Mail given concerning the quality of services if this change occurs? There are examples of such "rationalisations" causing problems such as personally witnessed on election night waiting for postal votes to arrive.
The possible transfer of Crewe Sorting Office's services to Warrington raises several questions. What guarantees have Royal Mail given concerning the quality of services if this change occurs? There are examples of such "rationalisations" causing problems such as personally witnessed on election night waiting for postal votes to arrive.
The application to recycle aggregate at Whitemoss Quarry on the Alsager/Crewe and Nantwich border has raised a furore in the Alsager area. The application is contrary to five planning policies including the Cheshire waste local plan adopted in July 2007 and the regional spatial strategy.
The application to recycle aggregate at Whitemoss Quarry on the Alsager/Crewe and Nantwich border has raised a furore in the Alsager area. The application is contrary to five planning policies including the Cheshire waste local plan adopted in July 2007 and the regional spatial strategy.