Protecting our green spaces

Tom Randall MP listens to the concerns of Carlton residents - Burton Road car wash planning application

Here in Gedling, we live in a great spot between a historic city and rolling countryside. Our green spaces are precious and once they have been built on, they are gone forever.

Good-quality homes that people can actually afford are vital but we should not be bulldozing over our green spaces. We should be building on derelict or unused land instead.

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RANDALL’S ROUND-UP

I'm now back home in Gedling after my first week in Parliament this year.

TOM RANDALL MP SUPPORTS BROWNFIELD FIRST APPROACH FOLLOWING REPORT LAUNCH

Following the publication of the State of Brownfield Report, Gedling Member of Parliament, Tom Randall, has met report author Paul Miner from the Council for the Protection of Rural England to discuss the report and the opportunities for more brownfield development. Gedling is situated between a hi

Severn Trent welcomes Gedling MP to Stoke Bardolph treatment works

Severn Trent welcomed Tom Randall, MP for Gedling to a sewage treatment works in Nottinghamshire recently, to learn about how the company is using cutting-edge technology to recycle waste into green energy.  The Gedling MP, who was joined by two local councillors, was given a personal tour of

New streets to be lined with trees

The Government created the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission to advise the Government on how to promote and increase the use of high-quality design for new-build homes and neighbourhoods. Based on their reports, the Government plans to include the word “beauty” in planning rules for th

OPEN GREEN SPACE IN CARLTON PROTECTED

I first met Carlton residents to listen to their concerns about a planning application for a car wash, on land next to Inn For A Penny pub on Burton Road, back in June. I’ve since been contacted by many residents and I passed on their objections to Gedling Borough Council, who are responsible for p