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.
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Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
A Rochdale delegate received one of the biggest cheers this week at the Liberal Democrat in Blackpool. Bamford Councillor - William Hobhouse thanked the party for receiving both him and his wife, Norden Councillor - Wera Hobhouse. William and Wera left the Conservatives and joined the Lib Dems last year.
At a time when Civil Liberties are increasing under treat from the Labour Government the Liberal Democrats Conference defended them. The Conference condemned the Government's repeated attempted to extend the power of the state over the citizen without adequate justification or appropriate safeguards.
The Liberal Democrats have this morning discussed the problems of Anti-Social Behaviour and how best to tackle the root causes and the problem itself. Although 2,600 ASBO's issued last year (550 by one Council alone), they do not appear to have tackled the problem or the causes. Conference applauded the approach taken by Liberal Democrat controlled Councils who try to tackle the root causes to prevent the Anti-Social Behaviour taking place with methods like acceptable behaviour contracts.
They also raised concerns about the number of lorry movements. The council and the developers have made efforts to enable the lorries to exit directly from the motorway but the Highways Agency will not allow this. It is hoped that most of the lorry movements will be completed in about six months.
Pratap Jewtha has been asked by local residents to help them get some form of road calming for Clumber Road in the Coleman Ward.
Plans to redesign the course at North Weald Golf club have been given the go-ahead by district councillors.
