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Continue reading →: Britain desperately needs more housing, so why are developers struggling to build them?Politicians love to announce massive targets—like building 1.5 million homes across the UK—as if approving a site automatically produces a street of affordable houses. But an insightful video (watch below) analysis covering recent Home Builders Federation (HBF) data exposes the harsh reality: Britain’s housebuilding crisis isn’t caused by a lack…
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Continue reading →: THE 17 AUGUST 2026 NATIONAL PLANNING REFORMS: A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF THE STRATEGIC BALANCE FOR BURNTWOODEXECUTIVE SUMMARY On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) officially adopted and published the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), alongside the newly released 2025 Housing Delivery Test (HDT) measurements and a targeted ministerial statement on Station-Led Homes. This briefing note has been…
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Continue reading →: THE FORENSIC SHIELD: BAG Submits Eight Branded Technical Objections to Refuse the 225-Home Rake Hill EncroachmentThe rumours that our campaign is over are officially dead. This week, the Burntwood Action Group (BAG) Strategic Policy Team formally logged our finalised, professionally branded technical defence suite directly with Lichfield District Council (LDC) Development Control. We have also navigated a major procedural shakeup. LDC’s Principal Planning Officer, Gillian Pinna-Morrell, has left…
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Continue reading →: 🚨 COULTER LANE UPDATE: The Statutory Freeze is Over, the Local Refusal is Cleared, and Our Barrister is Booked!Dear Burntwood Residents and Supporters, On 10 August 2026, we received official notification from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government’s Planning Casework Unit. The Secretary of State has formally declined to “call in” the speculative 250-home development at Coulter Lane Farm, stating she is satisfied that the application…
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Continue reading →: Celebrating Friendship and Community at Princes Park!🌳🤝 Hello Burntwood! We might be a few days late in sharing this update, but wonderful community moments are always worth celebrating—no matter the date! Last week, on Thursday, July 30th, our beloved Princes Park—which our volunteers here at Burntwood Action so proudly look after—was chosen as the focal point…
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Continue reading →: A Tale of Two Postcodes: The Staggering Double Standards of Lichfield’s Planning CartelBy the Burntwood Action Group Strategic Policy Team Grab a cuppa, Burntwood. We need to talk about what’s happening behind the closed doors of the Lichfield District Council (LDC) planning department. If you’ve been following our campaign to protect the historic fields of Coulter Lane (Application 25/01485/OUTM), you’ve probably heard some version of…
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Continue reading →: WHO WAS FRANCIS BARBER: Why Burntwood’s ‘Scholarship Soil’ is a National Treasure Under ThreatWe are constantly fighting to protect our town from the speculative bulldozer. But the battle for the 56.6 acres off Coulter Lane and Church Road is not just about stopping traffic congestion or protecting Green Belt. It is a fight to preserve a foundational cornerstone of national Black British history.…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Record Straight: Why BAG is Pro-Planning, Not Anti-Housing
In any community debate over major development, familiar comments always surface: “We need houses, and Burntwood grew by building on green fields in the past, so why stop now?” It is a fair question on the surface, but it misses the core issue behind our campaign. The Burntwood Action Group…
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Continue reading →: A TRIBUTE TO OUR CHAIRMAN: Vic Chamberlain Steps DownThe Burntwood Action Group (BAG) Team must briefly pause our ongoing technical defence of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) today to share a deeply personal and significant update regarding the leadership of our campaign. It is with a very heavy heart that we announce our Chairman, Vic Chamberlain, has…
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Continue reading →: Armed for the Cameras: Media One-Liners for Monday NightMonday evening 20th July, Burntwood takes the floor at the Lichfield District Council offices. We are turning up in force to show the planning committee, and the wider region, that our town refuses to be a soft target for volume house-builders. With local and regional media expected to cover the…
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