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Lichfield Live Open Search Delaying Local Plan process in Lichfield and Burntwood would “hand the keys to paradise” to developers, councillor says
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Councillors in Lichfield and Burntwood have been told they would “hand the keys to paradise” over to developers if they delayed the Local Plan process.
The local authority’s cabinet opted to press ahead with the document, which outlines proposals for the future of Lichfield and Burntwood over the next 20 years.
Members had disagreed over whether to push ahead or revisit the document once a public consultation had been carried out.
An amendment, which would have seen the draft Local Plan 2040 go back to the cabinet after the next stage of the process, was defeated in a vote.
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Conservation work to protect endangered heathland in Lichfield is due to start soon.
Muckley Corner Common and Pipehill Crossroads Common will see contractors conducting the work with Lichfield District Council’s ecology team.
Gorse bush
Birch specimens and gorse will be thinned out to stop scrub encroachment that threatens to invade and reduce the rare heathland habitat and the wildlife that relies on it.
When complete, council chiefs say the sites will become more open, with improved visibility and access.
Cllr Angela Lax, cabinet member for regulatory, housing and health, said:
“We’d like to thank visitors to Muckley Corner and Pipehill Crossroads for bearing with us throughout these vital works.