Local Development Framework
Proposals to build an extra 500 houses
on the edge of Hampton Park are to be
found within the latest version of the
Local Development Framework (LDF),
which has had a second round of
consultation by the District Council
following the furore which accompanied
the first version.
Local residents get together
A packed public meeting at Greentrees
School on 8th October saw heated but
well-informed discussion. The general
consensus was that we do need some new
houses but that 500 is too many and we
need to be sure that we are building,
not just houses, but a genuine
community – sustainable in every way,
good to live in and which will protect
the character of this local area.
I take action
As your county councillor, I have
responded to the consultation, asking
for a ‘strategic gap’ between Hampton
Park and Ford, change of use for the
proposed Retail Park to housing,
improved transport links of all types
to the city centre, and good community
facilities such as schools, a community
centre, local shop, green areas, play
areas, provision for elderly people and
activities for young people.
I will continue to work to get, not
just much-needed new houses but a
community in which people will want to
live and work.