Last Wednesdays Public Meeting was a fascinating affair. We had initially arranged for the meeting to be held in the Council Chamber but the sheer weight of numbers meant we had to switch it to the Alexandra Hall.
The Meeting opened with a presentation form Tom Leadley to confirm details of the core strategy of Labours Local Development Framework which confirms the wider Morley's housing targets of 7,200 new houses. I confirmed information I had received from Planning which shows over 26,000 planning permissions already granted or in the pipeline. As the completion rate is something below 2000 units a year simple maths tells you you don't need any greenfield sites for the next 13 years!
The puzzle for the evening was Labour Councillor Neil Dawson's comments that he voted for the Plan but was against the target! Many residents did not understand how you can vote for something you publicly claim to be against.
The meeting then offered residents their opportunity to ask questions or comment on issue. It was particularly heart warming to see campaigners from Daisy Hill and Bruntcliffe Road coming together with other campaigners fighting to retain Morley's greenfields in a unified way.
At the end of the evening a vote was taken on whether residents supported the MBIs campaign against Labours LDF and inappropriate development at Bruntcliffe Road and Daisy Hill. The meetings overwhelmingly supported our position with just one person refusing to support - Labour Councillor Neil Dawson. Presumably he feels more loyalty to his Party Boss down at Civic Hall than the residents who voted for him!
We will continue to campaign against Labours LDF and would encourage residents to do the same. Objection letters are available at our office and can be completed there. Labours LDF is flawed and the consequences of doing nothing will mean a stark future for Morley greenfield sites.
Hello Robert,
ReplyDeleteWell-done on having a successful meeting. I think Cllr Dawson deserves a little credit for having the guts to walk into The Lions' Den and vote against you all.
I'm still not clear on your position on the green-belt. As far as I understand it, if you lose a bit you can add a bit more on elsewhere and I fail to understand why you insist on developing "brownfield" instead of converting it to "greenfield". Even more confusing, I hear little resistance to fine old Morley Heritage buildings, like The Albion, being allowed to disintegrate/be demolished and replaced by Legoland.
A passing glance at your "rubbish collection" photo seems to show a skip full of murdered trees. Maybe, that is the fault of my eye-surgeon.
Perhaps it is time to start a Morley Green Party to address these issues. Give me something to do.
As always, nothing personal, you have been, are, and always will be a terrific councillor for Morley.
Hope you found the scottish Government stuff informative.
Toodle pip
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