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?
Petitions from residents of Brockwell Ward and St Helen's Ward have been sent to Derbyshire County Council asking for a crossing on Newbold Road to help residents cross the busy road. Many older residents find real difficulty in getting across safely to the Post Office.
The Brockwell Lib Dem Focus Team have had complaints that turning left out of the Tesco's site on Newbold Road is a safety hazard. This is because the mobile phone mast equipment box makes it difficult to see traffic coming from the right into town.
Since the Brockwell Lib Dem Focus Team got the double-yellow lines put on the allotments side of Goldwell Hill, many vehicles have started parking on the other side of the road - sometimes causing a nuisance by blocking drives.
People have been fly-tipping around the Foston and Hatton Drive hedges and open-spaces. It's a real eye-sore and it costs you the Council taxpayer money to have the rubbish removed.
A number of residents have contacted the Local FOCUS team about speeding traffic on Burnbridge Road. Although the County Council (which has responsibility for roads) has looked at the issue in the past, there is still a problem. Barrow Hill & New Whittington Cllr David Stone has asked the county to look at the situation again.
Barrow Hill & New Whittington councillors John Bradbury, David Stone and Paul Stone are investigating the lack of pavements on a dangerous section of Eckington Road.
