Object
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 55426
Received: 29/07/2013
Respondent: Margaret Hamilton
Mystified that the WDC has chosen to ignore the views of the local population on the previous consultation in July 2012 when there was a vast majority rejecting the approach and number of new houses suggested.
Instead the Council officers have chosen to revise up its proposals from 10800 houses then suggested to now 12300, and ignored the views of the District Councillors who understand voted for 9300.
This is both undemocratic - going against the views of our elected representatives - and totally undermines the Government's stated principle of "Localism".
The stated public position of the senior council officers and the executive that they "must" have far more housing than the current inhabitants of the Distinct want in the local plan appears to directly contradict the Localism Act.
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