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Sale of allotment spaces

Posted by: mhclgpress, Posted on: 5 August 2025 - Categories: allotments

Recent media reporting has criticised the government for allowing councils to sell allotment spaces. Allotments are a valuable and important community resource, and there are strict criteria in place to protect them. These rules on sales of assets have been in …

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Inaccurate reporting of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Posted by: mhclgpress, Posted on: 2 June 2025 - Categories: Communities, Planning

Over the weekend it was reported that the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will remove our existing environmental protections and put irreplaceable ancient woods and trees at risk. This is not true. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill will maintain the existing …

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