Local News
16 December 2024 / 16 December 2024 by Miriam Layton
Statement from the Green Party Group at Swale Borough Council . We have taken the difficult decision to leave the coalition, over our fundamental differences to the Labour Party’s approach to planning, housing, and environmental priorities. Our departure stems from Labour’s revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which fail to address the urgent need […]
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18 November 2024 by mlaytondesign
Rich made the following statement at the KCC full council meeting after the recent US election: Like many, I was disheartened to see the result of the US election. Aside from the fact that the re-election of President Trump is of huge concern to many (with more than half of the respondents to a YouGov […]
11 November 2024 by mlaytondesign
Green Councillors Rich Lehmann, Alastair Gould and Terry Thompson were devastated to be told a few hours before the planning committee meeting on 7th November, that the planning decision on the enormous development, Highsted Park, South and East of Sittingbourne had been “called-in” by government. Swale Council’s planning officers had recommended refusal of the application because […]
Councillors' Reports Local News
26 September 2024 / 28 September 2024 by Miriam Layton
I am very sorry to report that there has recently been a significant change to the housing allocations proposed for the emerging new Swale Borough Local Plan. This new plan for housing in the borough was proposed by council members from wards to the West of the borough, who also carried the vote to bring it forward […]
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