Save Our Suburbs!
04 February 2008
SEN: The truth about inclusion
Charlotte Leslie, Conservative Prospective MP for Bristol North West, has successfully led a campaign to get Bristol City Council to write to the Government to stop so called ‘garden grabbing’.
Backed by Conservative Councillor John Goulandris, Charlotte presented a petition to the Council calling for gardens to be exempt from being classed as brown field sites, and for local Councils to be given the final say over garden-grab planning decisions. Local Conservatives were successful in getting the Council to stand up for local communities against overdevelopment, but the battle to save green spaces continues.
Charlotte said, “We have taken the lead to save our green spaces and stop over-intensive building in our suburbs. Sadly the Government’s reply to our letter was far from satisfactory. And on top of that, Central Government is imposing more unrealistic building targets on Bristol. More affordable housing is needed, but it must be planned carefully. New evidence shows that building in gardens also increases the risk of flooding. We simply can’t cope with more in-fill. We will carry on campaigning to save our green spaces and communities, and I hope the other parties will support our campaign.”
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Charlotte Leslie, Conservative Prospective MP for Bristol North West, has successfully led a campaign to get Bristol City Council to write to the Government to stop so called ‘garden grabbing’.
Backed by Conservative Councillor John Goulandris, Charlotte presented a petition to the Council calling for gardens to be exempt from being classed as brown field sites, and for local Councils to be given the final say over garden-grab planning decisions. Local Conservatives were successful in getting the Council to stand up for local communities against overdevelopment, but the battle to save green spaces continues.
Charlotte said, “We have taken the lead to save our green spaces and stop over-intensive building in our suburbs. Sadly the Government’s reply to our letter was far from satisfactory. And on top of that, Central Government is imposing more unrealistic building targets on Bristol. More affordable housing is needed, but it must be planned carefully. New evidence shows that building in gardens also increases the risk of flooding. We simply can’t cope with more in-fill. We will carry on campaigning to save our green spaces and communities, and I hope the other parties will support our campaign.”
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