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?
Brentwood Liberal Democrats emphasised their support for a mixed use development for Merrymeade House that takes into account resident's concerns and environmental issues at last week's meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee. We support the ground and first floors being used for community use as intended while developing the upper floor for affordable housing.
Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Saturday 24th May) backed comments by LibDem Shadow Education Secretary, Jeremy Purvis MSP, who has described the SNP's process of implementing its class size policy as being in "total disarray".
Zahid Shah, Lib Dem candidate in the May elections, has written to voters in St Peter's Ward about the Neighbourhood Warden Scheme. The text of the letter is:
With the recent election of Boris Johnson as London's new Tory Mayor it was pleasing to see the priority he was giving to public transport and in particular buses in his first few days in office.
A review of Lib Dem Spring Conference in Liverpool and look ahead to the Lib Dems Autumn Conference in Bournemouth is now available at http://tinyurl.com/46ohu7
At the Annual General meeting of Spelthorne Council the ruling Conservatives announced that the Planning Committee was being expanded from 13 to 15 members. No reason was given for the change and there was no prior discussion with the Liberal Democrat opposition. The two additional seats will both be filled by Tory Councillors.