Lib Dems condemn Sevenoaks Local Plan as a charter for developers

Sevenoaks Liberal Democrats have condemned the Sevenoaks District Council Local  Plan as a missed opportunity that ignores local residents in favour of developers and  landowners. 

Cllr Alan Leaman, Leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Sevenoaks District  Council, said: 

“The Conservatives have been working on this for more than a decade. Local residents  are rightly angry if this is the best the Tories can come up with. 

“It’s a strategy full of missed opportunities, with problems stored up for the future and  hypocritical U-turns, like at Broke Hill. 

“This is a plan for the developers and landowners who put it forward, and the  Conservatives who facilitated it. 

“It’s a local plan in name only. 

“It is not local, as the views of residents have been minimised and then sidelined. 

“And it’s not a credible plan, with no serious thought for the transport and other  infrastructure required before many of these schemes can start. 

“We know that the Conservatives will say it’s not their fault. 

“Why is nothing ever their fault? As Lib Dems, we believe the Sevenoaks district  deserves better, and we will work with local communities towards that.”