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?
Jill Wareham, local resident and previous campaigner for saving the Military Road over Afton Down has been prompted by two Brighstone Parish Councillors, Roy Havilland (Hulverstone & Mottistone ward) and Peter Simmonds (Brook ward), to start a petition to Save the Military Road.
Residents in Callerton deserve better bus services.
The Council has undertaken a review of local public transport services. The review follows concerns about cuts in some services in the Borough and the Council needs to decide how it uses its limited budget for subsidised bus routes.
Responding to the announcement that the Competition Commission will carry out a major investigation into local bus services, Cllr David Sparks, Chairman of the Local Government Association's Transport Board, said:
Children's play areas in Blucher and Throckley are to renovated as part of a £1.5 million city-wide scheme.
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