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Use brownfield sites for housing in Maidstone
Maidstone Greens are calling on the Borough Council to rethink their strategic housing plans in light of the new report from CPRE on brownfield site availability. The Council’s own assessment highlights around 100 hectares available for housing in the Borough, potentially providing ten thousand affordable new homes for those in need. Mike Summersgill, the Green’s […]
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Maidstone Borough Council’s Climate Plan is a “Strategy for Failure” and should resign
Local Greens have slammed Maidstone Borough Council’s Climate Change and Biodiversity Strategy as a strategy for failure and have called for the wholesale resignation of the council. They state that Council’s plan lacks specificity and has targets far lower than needed. They criticise the Council for ‘encouraging’ and ‘supporting’ rather than taking decisive action. Stuart […]
Air pollution proposal: lacklustre
Maidstone Greens have criticised lacklustre proposals to tackle air pollution on Upper Stone Street. The proposals were discussed by Maidstone Borough Council on Wednesday evening and involve removing a tree, planting a hedge and preventing vehicles unloading on the street. Stuart Jeffery, Maidstone Green Party: “We welcome the long awaited focus on Upper Stone Street’s […]
Greens slam lack of action on pavement parking
Maidstone Greens have slammed their local council on the lack of action against the continued nuisance pavement parking. Donna Greenan of Maidstone Greens asked the Full Council meeting last week about what they are currently doing to tackle the deep seated problem of pavement parking and was told nothing. The Greens have asked for concerted […]
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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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