From chair at soscambridge.org.uk Mon Jan 27 11:17:11 2014 From: chair at soscambridge.org.uk (John Lawton) Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:17:11 +0000 Subject: [Announce] Save the Cambridge Green Belt campaign update Message-ID: Wishing you a happy New Year! We received the update message below from Save the Cambridge Green Belt campaign, http://greenbeltsos.wordpress.com/ which might be of interest. There is a link at the end of the message to the online petition which has a healthy total. Regards, John Lawton SOS Chair Dear Supporter Back in September we handed in a copy of the petition to the Cambridge City Council and in October we handed a copy to the South Cambs District Council. Since that time there has been no change of plan by either of the councils. This is a disappointment but not a surprise. There are strong vested interests that promote building on the Green Belt in Cambridgeshire. What have we been doing? As a result of the petition the Campaign will be allowed to a present a short case to the Cambridge City Council at a meeting on 14th February. We have also been looking at alternative brownfield sites that could be developed as an alternative to building on the Green Belt. A site has been identified which would yield several hundred houses and remove the need to develop on the Green Belt. This site has been proposed to the City Council. What happens next? The next stage in the planning process is review of the plan by a government inspector. This will start early summer 2014. The campaign is preparing its case to make before the inspector. There are many weaknesses in the draft plan and we are confident that the Councils will be forced to make significant changes. Inadequate transport planning and consultation will be problems for the Council at the review. What can you do? Write to your local MP and tell him how you feel. Julian Huppert (Cambridge City MP) is running a survey which you can fill in here: http://www.juliansurvey.co.uk View the petition: http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/cambridge-city-south-cambs-district-councils-remove-green-belt-sites-proposed-for-development-from-the-draft-local-plan?utm_source=supporter_message&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=petition_message_notice ------------------------------------------------------ Save Our green Spaces: http://www.soscambridge.org.uk Twitter: @SOS_Cambridge ------------------------------------------------------ From chair at soscambridge.org.uk Mon Jan 27 11:17:11 2014 From: chair at soscambridge.org.uk (John Lawton) Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:17:11 +0000 Subject: [Announce] Save the Cambridge Green Belt campaign update Message-ID: Wishing you a happy New Year! We received the update message below from Save the Cambridge Green Belt campaign, http://greenbeltsos.wordpress.com/ which might be of interest. There is a link at the end of the message to the online petition which has a healthy total. Regards, John Lawton SOS Chair Dear Supporter Back in September we handed in a copy of the petition to the Cambridge City Council and in October we handed a copy to the South Cambs District Council. Since that time there has been no change of plan by either of the councils. This is a disappointment but not a surprise. There are strong vested interests that promote building on the Green Belt in Cambridgeshire. What have we been doing? As a result of the petition the Campaign will be allowed to a present a short case to the Cambridge City Council at a meeting on 14th February. We have also been looking at alternative brownfield sites that could be developed as an alternative to building on the Green Belt. A site has been identified which would yield several hundred houses and remove the need to develop on the Green Belt. This site has been proposed to the City Council. What happens next? The next stage in the planning process is review of the plan by a government inspector. This will start early summer 2014. The campaign is preparing its case to make before the inspector. There are many weaknesses in the draft plan and we are confident that the Councils will be forced to make significant changes. Inadequate transport planning and consultation will be problems for the Council at the review. What can you do? Write to your local MP and tell him how you feel. Julian Huppert (Cambridge City MP) is running a survey which you can fill in here: http://www.juliansurvey.co.uk View the petition: http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/cambridge-city-south-cambs-district-councils-remove-green-belt-sites-proposed-for-development-from-the-draft-local-plan?utm_source=supporter_message&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=petition_message_notice ------------------------------------------------------ Save Our green Spaces: http://www.soscambridge.org.uk Twitter: @SOS_Cambridge ------------------------------------------------------ From chair at soscambridge.org.uk Mon Jan 27 11:17:11 2014 From: chair at soscambridge.org.uk (John Lawton) Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:17:11 +0000 Subject: [Announce] Save the Cambridge Green Belt campaign update Message-ID: Wishing you a happy New Year! We received the update message below from Save the Cambridge Green Belt campaign, http://greenbeltsos.wordpress.com/ which might be of interest. There is a link at the end of the message to the online petition which has a healthy total. Regards, John Lawton SOS Chair Dear Supporter Back in September we handed in a copy of the petition to the Cambridge City Council and in October we handed a copy to the South Cambs District Council. Since that time there has been no change of plan by either of the councils. This is a disappointment but not a surprise. There are strong vested interests that promote building on the Green Belt in Cambridgeshire. What have we been doing? As a result of the petition the Campaign will be allowed to a present a short case to the Cambridge City Council at a meeting on 14th February. We have also been looking at alternative brownfield sites that could be developed as an alternative to building on the Green Belt. A site has been identified which would yield several hundred houses and remove the need to develop on the Green Belt. This site has been proposed to the City Council. What happens next? The next stage in the planning process is review of the plan by a government inspector. This will start early summer 2014. The campaign is preparing its case to make before the inspector. There are many weaknesses in the draft plan and we are confident that the Councils will be forced to make significant changes. Inadequate transport planning and consultation will be problems for the Council at the review. What can you do? Write to your local MP and tell him how you feel. Julian Huppert (Cambridge City MP) is running a survey which you can fill in here: http://www.juliansurvey.co.uk View the petition: http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/cambridge-city-south-cambs-district-councils-remove-green-belt-sites-proposed-for-development-from-the-draft-local-plan?utm_source=supporter_message&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=petition_message_notice ------------------------------------------------------ Save Our green Spaces: http://www.soscambridge.org.uk Twitter: @SOS_Cambridge ------------------------------------------------------ From chair at soscambridge.org.uk Mon Jan 27 11:17:11 2014 From: chair at soscambridge.org.uk (John Lawton) Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:17:11 +0000 Subject: [Announce] Save the Cambridge Green Belt campaign update Message-ID: Wishing you a happy New Year! We received the update message below from Save the Cambridge Green Belt campaign, http://greenbeltsos.wordpress.com/ which might be of interest. There is a link at the end of the message to the online petition which has a healthy total. Regards, John Lawton SOS Chair Dear Supporter Back in September we handed in a copy of the petition to the Cambridge City Council and in October we handed a copy to the South Cambs District Council. Since that time there has been no change of plan by either of the councils. This is a disappointment but not a surprise. There are strong vested interests that promote building on the Green Belt in Cambridgeshire. What have we been doing? As a result of the petition the Campaign will be allowed to a present a short case to the Cambridge City Council at a meeting on 14th February. We have also been looking at alternative brownfield sites that could be developed as an alternative to building on the Green Belt. A site has been identified which would yield several hundred houses and remove the need to develop on the Green Belt. This site has been proposed to the City Council. What happens next? The next stage in the planning process is review of the plan by a government inspector. This will start early summer 2014. The campaign is preparing its case to make before the inspector. There are many weaknesses in the draft plan and we are confident that the Councils will be forced to make significant changes. Inadequate transport planning and consultation will be problems for the Council at the review. What can you do? Write to your local MP and tell him how you feel. Julian Huppert (Cambridge City MP) is running a survey which you can fill in here: http://www.juliansurvey.co.uk View the petition: http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/cambridge-city-south-cambs-district-councils-remove-green-belt-sites-proposed-for-development-from-the-draft-local-plan?utm_source=supporter_message&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=petition_message_notice ------------------------------------------------------ Save Our green Spaces: http://www.soscambridge.org.uk Twitter: @SOS_Cambridge ------------------------------------------------------