In an answer to an Oral Parliamentary Question, asked by Guildford MP Anne Milton, the Government Minister for Communities and Local Government has accepted that the sustainability appraisal process in relation to Guildford was ‘flawed’.  This throws into question the legitimacy of the South East Plan’s strategy to build on the Green Belt in Guildford.
 
Anne said: “It is great news for the people of Guildford that - in a rare moment of contrition - the Government has admitted that mistakes have been made when looking at the sustainability of building on the Green Belt in Guildford. We must now keep up the pressure on the Government to scrap these top-down plans. Local housing decisions should be made locally, not decided by unelected and undemocratic quangos."

Read the full Parliamentary exchange
 
29th January 2010

Tags: Planning Green Belt South East Plan