On 17th October Three Rivers District Council agreed to consult residents on a revised Local Plan.
Three Rivers Green Party supports the overall approach and the “Low Growth and Green Belt Restraint” strategy.
Chris Mitchell and Narinder Sian abstained in the final vote, because the Liberal Democrats refused to remove the British Red Cross Centre & Hall from the list of sites to be included.
Chris submitted an amendment to remove the Red Cross Hall (site CG65) from the Plan.
This was supported by the other political parties, and the Residents’ Associations, but rejected by the Liberal
Democrats who control the Council.
Chris has worked with councillors and the Residents’ Associations to help develop this amended local plan. He says “I endorse and support the overall approach, identifying our local housing need and
protecting most of our precious Green Belt.
We need more homes, with all the supporting infrastructure. But that must include protecting vital community facilities, like the Red Cross Hall in Croxley Green.”
Narinder said: “There is much in the local plan we can support. We do need to build more homes. People need somewhere to live and our young people need affordable housing.”
He pointed out that many Affordable Rented Dwellings are being built in Croxley Green, as part of the Killingdown Farm development, and more have been proposed at Grove Court. The Croxley Station site and the Cinnamond site could both provide many more.
Three Rivers Green Party think that registered community assets should be protected for the use of the whole community and not demolished for house building.