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Stanhill Village And Barratts Homes

EDM number 886 in 2007-08, proposed by Greg Pope on 05/02/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Housing and Industry.

That this House notes the strong sense of community in the village of Stanhill near Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire; welcomes moves to develop derelict land in the village in a sensitive and proportionate way; expresses great concern over plans produced by Barratts Homes to build high density housing on the site; deprecates the fact that Barratts have refused to compromise or make any concessions to the concerns of the villagers at meetings with the hon. Member for Hyndburn, local councillors and the villagers themselves; notes that the root cause for this is Barratts' sole concern with profit rather than any concept of corporate social responsibility; further notes that with operating profits of £507.2 million last year Barratts could have afforded some leeway towards local concerns; believes that this is an example of an arrogant and over-powerful big business trampling on the concerns of local villagers; and commends the people of Stanhill on their well-organised and reasonable campaign for low density development in their village; and wishes them well in presenting their case at the planning inquiry.

This motion has been signed by a total of 10 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Greg Pope05/02/2008HyndburnLabourProposed
Janet Anderson05/02/2008Rossendale and DarwenLabourSeconded
Ken Purchase06/02/2008Wolverhampton North EastLabourSeconded
Rudi Vis06/02/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSeconded
Ann Cryer06/02/2008KeighleyLabourSeconded
Gordon Prentice07/02/2008PendleLabourSeconded
Lindsay Hoyle18/02/2008ChorleyLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins19/02/2008TamworthLabourSigned
John McDonnell19/02/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Alan Simpson26/02/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSigned

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