Save our green belt

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.

Save our green belt

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Stamford achieves Quality Parish Status at last!

Stamford Lib Dems are delighted that Stamford Town Council was awarded the official certificate for Quality Parish Status on 19th February 2008.

27 Feb 2008

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Conservatives vote through another major development in town centre

Planning permission for a four-storey care home for up to 109 elderly residents is set to be built in London Road on a site currently occupied by just four houses. Sunrise Senior Living, a US company who will be charging a minimum of £700 per room per week, now aims to open the home within the next 2 years.

26 Feb 2008

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Dundee Liberal Democrats say denial of referendum on Europe an outrage

A decision by the Speaker of the House of Commons today (Tuesday 26th February) to refuse to have a debate and vote on a Liberal Democrat amendment calling for a referendum on whether to be in or out of Europe has met with an angry response from Liberal Democrats in Dundee.

26 Feb 2008

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Denial of referendum on Europe an outrage - Devizes Constituency Lib Dems

A decision by the Speaker of the House of Commons to refuse to have a debate and vote on a Liberal Democrat amendment calling for a referendum on whether to be in or out of Europe has met with an angry response from Liberal Democrats in Wiltshire

26 Feb 2008

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Denial of referendum vote on EU an outrage - Clegg

Commenting on today's events in Parliament following the refusal of the Speaker to allow a vote on the Liberal Democrat amendment calling for an in-out referendum on the EU, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said:

26 Feb 2008

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Lib Dems Expose Council Error in Dealing with Planning Applications

Bedford Borough Council's current system of delegating planning application decisions from the Planning Committee to officers has been running for nearly four years despite being authorised as only a twelve-month trial back in May 2004, the Liberal Democrats have discovered. The startling revelation confirms that hundreds of planning decisions have been made behind closed doors by council officers using powers that were due to expire in May 2005.

26 Feb 2008

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