Guildford Borough Manifesto

Planning - a fresh start

Prepare a completely new local plan, based on real local needs
Identify 5 year housing needs to avoid “planning by appeal” (note the Greenbelt is partly protected from planning by appeal if the local council is supportive)
Implement a Brownfield First policy using previously developed land before green fields
Build new homes above car parks without cutting parking spaces
Conserve all protected sites and nature reserves
Stop “land banking” by developers
Enforce new design guidelines with conservation/heritage/green requirements
Work to change the National Planning Policy Framework, with a local democratic right of veto over major projects