Government Planning Power Grab
The government will bypass Dacorum's planning department, allowing developers to send major applications straight to Whitehall.
The government will bypass Dacorum's planning department, allowing developers to send major applications straight to Whitehall.
Worcestershire Liberal Democrats are calling for action after the NHS’s own statistics show the shocking extent of the corridor crisis in our hospitals. In Herefordshire and Worcestershire, an average of 67 patients were treated in corridors each day.
Dorset-based artist Pauline Ferrick-Squibb is hosting her powerful exhibition “This is Menopause” in Parliament this week, sponsored by Vikki Slade MP, shining a light on the hidden menopause crisis affecting women across the UK.
On the floor of the House of Commons yesterday, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron urged the Minister for Housing to give local planning authorities the power to prevent housing developers ducking out of obligations to build affordable homes.
Vikki Slade MP has called for the Government to appoint a ministerial advocate for the South West in energy security, stating that it is a huge environmental and economic opportunity for Dorset.
Statement from Vikki Slade regarding the proposed Canford Garden Village development: "As I understand it, this proposed site was NOT included in the Poole Local Plan and as you know there is not yet an approved BCP Local Plan..."