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?
Commenting on Tony Blair's meeting with environmental and business groups today, Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, has challenged the Prime Minister to commit himself to a new set of emissions targets in the post-Kyoto period. Mr Baker said:
What does our MP spend his time doing, is it focusing on the concerns of Epsom & Ewell? Recently Epsom & Ewell's Tory MP Chris Grayling raised questions about why the Prime Minister and his family used an RAF plane, also used by the Royal Family. This led to the Conservatives being accused of hypocrisy.
The news that the application to build a wind farm at Goveton had been withdrawn was greeted with mixed feelings by Totnes Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson, Mike Treleaven.
Micheal Heavens, Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman and Epping Forest District council executive member for housing, writes to update you on the current position of the East of England Development:
Here is a round up other problems affecting the Buckhurst Area:
Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Antony Wood joined with young Liberal Democrats on Monday, putting their environmental principles into practice out on the delivery circuit.
