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Resident of Normandy/Flexford concerned at plans to take our villages out of the Green Belt and build 1100 houses on the fields you see in the photo.

Joined April 2016
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"There is something very concerning about the way the Government is seeking to justify its latest moves to weaken Green Belt protections." guildford-dragon.com/letter-…
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No. Permissions are down, despite the relaxation of rules last year. Construction is down. Demand is down. Planning is not the blocker.
Housing starts are down in every region in England and it is very likely the Government will miss their 1.5 million home target. The new draft National Planning Policy Framework aims to change this. Will it? 🧵
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Normandy NewTown? retweeted
These fields, which have helped feed thousands of people over the years, are the ones the developer wants to build over! Subscribe to the Normandy Action Group newsletter to see how you can help stop it happening: normandyag.org.uk/follow-us#
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Normandy NewTown? retweeted
Important opportunity to help save the Green Belt: Petition organised by @CPREHerts to get the Government to amend the definition of 'Grey Belt' in the #NPPF 100,000 signatures means it will have to be considered for debate in Parliament - please sign! petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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Normandy NewTown? retweeted
Here we go again... An enormous housing development that would have eliminated the green space at the heart of #Normandy, proposed in 2016 but eventually removed from the @GuildfordBC Local Plan, is back in prospect. For full details visit our website: normandyag.org.uk/red-alert
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Normandy NewTown? retweeted
We have set up a Petition to urge @GuildfordBC to act with jurgency by serving an Article 4 Direction on this site: democracy.guildford.gov.uk/m… Please sign to show your support! Sadly, there is further evidence of the degradation of the site today: see image.
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Normandy NewTown? retweeted
Vandalism in the Green Belt in #Normandy! @GuildfordBC - you could have prevented this! You have had ample warning from local residents, which you have chosen to ignore! Until today this was prime agricultural grassland - now look at it! @guildforddragon please help!
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Good to see that the Belted Galloway cattle were unfazed by the fire on Ash Ranges today, with @SurreyWT in attendance. And huge thanks to @SurreyFRS for getting the blaze under control. Extra vigilance required now the weather is drier!
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Normandy NewTown? retweeted
Many thanks to Councillor Keith Witham of Surrey County Council @SurreyNews and Councillor Bob Hutton of Normandy Parish Council @normandyparish for encouraging us to seek grant support so we can go on providing a service to local residents. Details here: normandyag.org.uk/
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This sums it up beautifully, we don’t need ‘just trees’ we need full on functioning eco systems. – at Auldgirth, Scotland
A real forest isn't just trees, but 1,000s of wild species - plants, animals, fungi - that coevolved over aeons to function together cohesively. It is an *ecosystem*. A monoculture plantation, by contrast, is just trees, virtually bereft of other life. It is NOT an ecosystem.
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There is a lot of anger and grief on here at the moment, as we see @trussliz pursuing policies that will trash our precious natural environment. If you are scared, horrified, frustrated, helpless & feeling lonely in your distress, you are NOT ALONE. mini🧵
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The Beacon is lit! Congratulations, Your Majesty, on your 70 year reign! And well done @normandyparish for organising such a happy event. #QueensJubilee
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Our beautiful canals have the potential to become fluttering 🦋, buzzing 🐝, croaking 🐸 corridors of life. Help us to protect, build and maintain habitats on our waterways, that will enable wildlife to thrive 💙 Donate today 👉 ow.ly/qwKT30siMCg #ActNowForCanals
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Normandy NewTown? retweeted
"Campaigners Sceptical About MoD’s Proposals for Ash Ranges" guildford-dragon.com/2022/04…
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Thanks @guildforddragon for greT coverage of our local MPs' visit to #WanboroughFields for briefing on AONB review exercise and urgent need to enforce planning regulations. And thanks to @JonathanLord for organising and @AJRichardsonMP et al for coming guildford-dragon.com/2022/03…
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