The news that Morrisons plans to re-open its Tunbridge Wells store and improve the adjoining car park is a major boost for the town. Congratulations to Greg Clark MP who has led the campaign to re-open the store, to the Leader of the Council, Bob Atwood, and the local Conservative Association which mounted a petition calling for the re-opening of the store.
Just hope there is no back-sliding by the company.
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Saturday, 24 September 2011
Friday, 2 September 2011
From my other blog....
An item on Greg Clark MP and proposed changes to planning law.
See:
http://johnhopkinsonconservative.blogspot.com/2011/09/bed-of-nails.html
See:
http://johnhopkinsonconservative.blogspot.com/2011/09/bed-of-nails.html
Bed of nails
My MP, Greg Clark, is a splendid fellow. He might have expected to receive a post in the cabinet had the Conservatives won the general election. Following the emergence of the coalition he had to make do with a more junior position. He has pressed on with the localism agenda and has been a staunch advocate of the 'Big Society'.
In July he was appointed Minister for Cities, a tough job. Now a bomb has exploded over his head in the form of the proposals to simplify planning law. He faces the sternest test of his career, hostility from within the Conservative Party, a Daily Telegraph campaign and assorted charities/pressure groups.
It is the proposal that there should be a presumption in favour of sustainable development, that has set pulses racing. Two competing factors are in play: the desire of the government to decentralise power and the need to kick start the construction industry and hence the economy.
Beneath his mild exterior there is a combative politician. It was Clark who advised the Conservatives in 2006 to think less about Churchill and more about Polly Toynbee.
Bruising encounters ahead. The planning process is contentious: there is an abundance of nimbyism and self-interest . There is a huge amount of documentation: planning law, guidance notes and local plans. The test for Clark is to secure consensus on the balance between localism and public/social policy. A bed of nails.
See also: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14772680
In July he was appointed Minister for Cities, a tough job. Now a bomb has exploded over his head in the form of the proposals to simplify planning law. He faces the sternest test of his career, hostility from within the Conservative Party, a Daily Telegraph campaign and assorted charities/pressure groups.
It is the proposal that there should be a presumption in favour of sustainable development, that has set pulses racing. Two competing factors are in play: the desire of the government to decentralise power and the need to kick start the construction industry and hence the economy.
Beneath his mild exterior there is a combative politician. It was Clark who advised the Conservatives in 2006 to think less about Churchill and more about Polly Toynbee.
Bruising encounters ahead. The planning process is contentious: there is an abundance of nimbyism and self-interest . There is a huge amount of documentation: planning law, guidance notes and local plans. The test for Clark is to secure consensus on the balance between localism and public/social policy. A bed of nails.
See also: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14772680
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