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?
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP, Beatrice Wishart, has announced that Michael Coutts is Shetland’s Local Hero. He has been invited to attend the 25th anniversary event for the Scottish Parliament in late September.
Liberal Democrat campaigner Andrew Mortimer has written to Yorkshire Water Chief Executive Nicola Shaw demanding urgent action to stop sewage being dumped in Osbaldwick Beck where it runs through Hull Road Park.
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Responding to the publication of the Scottish Government’s national action plan on relationships and behaviour in schools 2024-2027 published today, which identifies a decline in children’s behaviour since 2016, a rise in misogynistic views and problemati
Responding to the Scottish Government’s publication of new guidance that allows headteachers to introduce a mobile phone ban in schools, Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:
Responding to a report for Aberdeen council which has found that demolishing and rebuilding more than 500 properties in the city affected by potentially dangerous concrete is the best option, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said: