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KCC’s minerals and waste plan is is a charter for environmental destruction
In their submission to KCC’s Minerals and Waste consultation, Maidstone Greens have expressed further concerns about KCC’s failure to understand the climate emergency. The Greens have called the draft plan a charter for environmental destruction. The draft KCC strategy supports exploration for fossil fuels in Kent and has implicit support for the destruction of the […]
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Headcorn Task Force needed
Following claims that Headcorn has become the wild west(1) by Conservatives, local Greens have hit out at their failure to tackle the antisocial behaviour and their lack of a real plan. The Greens have called for a Headcorn Task Force, an approach that has been successful in other parts of the Borough(2). Green Councillor Derek […]
Conservatives fail to prosecute any fly-tippers!
Maidstone Greens are disappointed to hear the news that Maidstone Borough Council has not prosecuted any fly tippers for the past three years – despite Maidstone having the highest amount of fly tipping in the county. Mick Summersgill, Marden & Yalding Campaigner says, “This is a complete failure by the Conservative-run council. Other councils are […]
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It’s not a plan, it’s a scam! Paltry developer funding will leave Maidstone with huge gap in infrastructure
Local Greens have reacted with amazement at the shortfall of infrastructure funding for Maidstone’s Local Plan. New documents provide an estimate of around £400m for just half of the necessary new infrastructure required for the planned addition 20,000 homes yet the funding for schools, roads and community centres that is available is just £26m. When […]
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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