Ann Reid is supporting a Liberal Democrat petition against plans to use draft green belt land to build 22,0000 houses on in York. It can be found here: www.yorklibdems.org.uk/saveourgreenbelt.

The plans, first announced last week, would see almost 22,000 new houses built over the next 15 years, including on draft green belt sites across the City. The 1,090 house-a-year expansion would see a projected population growth of 40,000, almost 650 hectares of land developed on 62 sites and a new 5,500 ’Holme Hill’ development between Heslington Village and Elvington.

The ‘Save Our Green Belt’ petition was launched in Dunnington over the weekend. The village is earmarked for three major developments of nearly 150 houses.

Further information can be found here: http://www.york.gov.uk/info/200396/planning_policy/795/new_local_plan_for_york