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Tag Archives: Kent
In the hot seat: our day in court – A21 Continued
The first time I experienced life in a courtroom, I was a student. My landlord had a rather interesting take on health and safety, one that saw our carbon monoxide emitting boiler deemed to be of little immediate concern. It … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigning, Planning, Woods Under Threat
Tagged A21, ancient, biodiversity, conservation, department for transport, Development, DFT, environment, expert witness, infrastructure, Kent, Kent County Council, National Planning Policy Framework, new roads, NPPF, Planning, Planning Inquiry, protection, Woods Under Threat
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Here we go again!
The dust hasn’t yet settled on the Oaken Wood Public Inquiry, and already the Trust is having to stand up for ancient woodland in Kent at another public inquiry. This time it’s the proposed widening of the A21, between Tonbridge … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Local campaign, Oaken Wood, Planning, Protection, Roads, Woods Under Threat
Tagged A21, highways agency, Kent, Mercure Hotel, Natural England, Public Inquiry, Roads, Tonbridge to Pembury, Wild Boar
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I’ll be watching the left field in 2012
So, 2011 is almost over. From plans to sell England’s public forests to reforms of the planning system, to government agency mergers; faced with new parliaments and battling economic pressures… we have campaigned on many of the most pressing issues affecting the … Continue reading
Got a spare few minutes this weekend?
Then why not take action to help protect ancient woodland? A few weeks ago we updated readers on the newly published A21 Environmental Impact Assessment released for consultation by the Highways Agency. Since then, the Woods under Threat team has … Continue reading
