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Council’s Local Plan is simply destroying the future
Maidstone Greens have welcomed many of the comments from the Planning Inspector following his inspection of the Local Plan but have warned that housing targets are politically and economically driven rather than being based on need and the entire plan is ecologically unsustainable. Cllr Stuart Jeffery (Green Party): “While I was pleased to see the […]
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Bus service improvement funding is over 9 months late
Following a question by Green councillor Stuart Jeffery, to Maidstone’s Joint Transportation Board last week, it was confirmed that funding to support bus services across Maidstone and Kent has not been received by Kent County Council, nine months after funding was agreed with the Department for Transport. Cllr Stuart Jeffery (Green on Maidstone Borough Council): […]
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Allington needs Grit!
Green campaigners, local residents and a business manager have taken action following that discovery that Allington Ward has just one salt bin for the entire area. Residents expressed concerns after the weekend’s snow and ice turned roads and pavements into skating rinks with buses, bin lorries and local residents alike, trying to navigate treacherous roads and […]
Maidstone Borough Council votes against Nature’s right to exist and thrive
Green Councillor, Stuart Jeffery, proposed a ground breaking motion[1] that would have seen the rights of nature enshrined in the council’s constitution; however Conservatives and Lib Dems voted clearly against these rights at last night’s council meeting[2] while Labour abstained. Cllr Stuart Jeffery (Green Party), “This appalling stance taken by Conservatives and Lib Dems clearly […]
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Maidstone Borough Council are planning a huge number of very large houses on farmland around the town.
These are unnecessary and do not meet the real housing need for affordable and social housing.
They are not close to jobs and transport and will just increase traffic on the already choked roads.
We face chaos: worsening air pollution, not enough homes for those in need and destruction of much needed farmland.
But there is an alternative...
The Green Party are demanding a new approach to strategic planning which truly involves local people. An approach that protects green spaces, reduce pollution and that will meet local housing need.
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