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Continue reading →: What an incredible piece of local (Burntwood) and global history! 🌍We’re shining a light on Francis Barber, a figure of immense historical significance and, remarkably, the first-ever black headmaster in England! Francis Barber served as headmaster of a school right here in Burntwood from 1799 until his death in 1801. This pioneering school was set up by his wife, Betsy…
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Continue reading →: The Government’s 1.5 Million Home Pledge: Ignoring Reality and Sacrificing Green Spaces?The promise to build 1.5 million homes by 2029 is a massive goal, but it feels like a promise made without doing the math—or considering the cost to our local areas and precious land. The irony is the targets are not sustainable (already falling well short) and are pushing developers…
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Continue reading →: 🚨 A Planning Appeal WIN, but a Major Concern About Local Planning Scrutiny!Yes! The appeal for the 132 Derbyshire homes refused by the council (our post last week) has been thrown out again by the Planning Inspector due to design flaws. A definite win for the community and sensible planning! 🎉 BUT, the real story here is the alarming lack of technical…
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Continue reading →: An MP’s Courageous Stand: Why Lichfield’s Green Belt Needs Dave Robertson’s HelpIt’s encouraging to see political representatives step up in defence of our communities. We recently saw an MP setting a powerful precedent by getting directly involved in a local planning dispute. This kind of action is exactly what we need, and it’s time for our own MP, Dave Robertson, to…
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Continue reading →: 📣 Still no sign? Let’s fix that! 📣We’ve got a limited number of campaign signs left from our latest batch, and we’re still seeing too many houses without them! Now is the time to visibly show your support and demonstrate the strength of our community. Every sign on a lawn sends a powerful message that we are…
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Continue reading →: A story to help you keep the faithDevelopments are still being rejected but we MUST act in numbers and we MUST highlight genuine planning issues that help the council and inspectorate reject developments. “This is a huge result for local residents and a really important example of what can be achieved when communities stand together.” “We’re incredibly…
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Continue reading →: Will developers try to ignore the significance of our historic assets?The map in the picture shows the concentration of heritage assets surrounding the proposed 300-home Bloor’s development on Green Fields on our Green Belt land next to Church Road/ Coulter Lane. The 300-home site is right next to historically significant areas like Burntwood Green and Edial, where most of the…
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Continue reading →: Asking Dave Robertson MP for HelpWe have just fired an email off to Dave Robertson MP for Lichfield, Burntwood and the Villages asking for his support and outlining the major flaw in the NPPF that allows developers to plough through our Green Fields on the Green Belt. Let’s see if Dave joins us and helps…
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Continue reading →: Developers are pushing for easy win land, Green Fields on the Green Belt when there are more suitable sites.This is how goes … A plan for 200 homes gets rejected by the council, but the developers appeal. The appeal process reveal that the council hadn’t followed the National Planning Policy Framework, a policy that seems to give developers a free pass to build on Green Belt land—even though…
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Continue reading →: Our Green Belt Flag (sign) Flies at the Lichfield PromsMarty, a local Burntwood resident, recently took a powerful stand for our community at the Lichfield Proms. Amidst the music and festivities, he made sure one of our green belt signs was with him. The sign was a clear, visible sign of the ongoing fight to protect our precious green…
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