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Survey on saving Southend’s green belt by Bournes Green Chase
1.
Do you want to build 5,000 (minimum) houses on the green belt land by Bournes Green Chase?
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Do you believe Southend has the right infrastructure to cope with another 5,000 houses in Southend?
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Are you aware the developers who want to build on the green belt by Bournes Green Chase cannot guarantee the houses will be affordable nor prioritised for local people?
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Do you believe another 30,000 people in Southend will put a strain on public services and infrastructure?
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Are you aware that this Labour administration declared the land by Bournes Green Chase to be “dead land” despite the Local Plan stating otherwise?
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6.
Do you believe that an extra 10,000 cars on the road will increase pollution and/or create gridlock in the city?
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7.
Did you know that Southend Labour put the Bournes Green Chase Green belt land forward to the government’s New Town Taskforce (a body founded to find new areas of the country to build new towns) to build 10,000 houses?
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8.
Did you know that Southend Council denied allowing an e-petition for Cabinet to consider running an advisory local green belt referendum to give residents the chance to officially have their say?
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9.
Are you aware that 1.4 million planning permissions have already been given across the country, which would amply fulfil the government housing targets?
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10.
Do you live in Southend-on-Sea?
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11.
Did you know that housing demand is based on an algorithm made up in Whitehall and is not based on actual demand?
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12.
Would you be in favour of Southend Council holding a referendum on whether residents would be in favour of building on green belt land?
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