Defending Our Countryside

Helen in a field.

Our countryside is under attack.

 Across Faversham & Mid Kent, more than 20,000+ new houses are planned. At the same time, damaging policies are forcing farmers to sell up and rural enterprises to close, while fly-tipping is harming wildlife and spoiling our area.

 We need a strong voice in Parliament to defend our rural way of life and that’s exactly what I provide.

News

Have your say on Maidstone’s housing plans

Have your say on Maidstone’s housing plansMaidstone Borough Council have opened up the following consultations: Heathlands Garden Settlement: Maidstone Borough Council - Heathlands Garden Settlement SPDLidsing Garden Community: Maidstone Borough Council - Lidsing Garden Community SPDGypsy, Trav

Enough is Enough: 20,000+ new houses in our countryside is absurd

There are 20,000 plus houses in the pipeline to be built across my constituency which include:Lenham Heath – 5,000 housesLidsing Garden Village – 2,000 housesWinterbourne Fields – 1,815 housesDuchy development, Faversham – 2,500 housesHighsted Park – 8,400 housesThis will change our part of Kent for

Raising concerns about 3 large housing developments

I have written to Swale Borough Council raising my concerns about the cumulative impact of Highsted Park, Winterbourne Fields and the Duchy if they all go ahead.Click below to read it...

Protecting farms from solar panels

Solar farms like Cleve Hill in Graveney – set to be the largest one in Europe – are being approved across the country and on some of our best and most versatile agricultural land.

Holding the Housing Minister to account on Heathlands

If the Heathlands development goes ahead it is crucial that the commitments made as part of the planning process are delivered by the developers Too often promises are made by developers at planning stage and then broken a few years later.

Can our local roads support 8,000+ new homes?

The proposed Highsted Park development will bring more than 8,000 new homes to a remote rural area and I – like local residents – am concerned about the pressure it’ll bring to the road network. So I recently sat down with National Highways to ask them how they’re preparing for this possibility

Getting answers on battery safety at Cleve Hill Solar

As you know, I secured a debate in Parliament on the impact of Cleve Hill Solar Park on communities in Faversham and Mid Kent.After my debate, I followed-up with the Secretary of State for a clearer answer on who it is exactly that will be inspecting the batteries before they are switched on.