Dear Supporters 1) “Don’t let developers overturn the proposed protection for the Green Belt in London”. The Draft London Plan is out for consultation until 2nd March 2018 – your help is needed. https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/planning/london-plan/new-london-plan You are probably aware that the draft London Plan currently proposes a firm commitment to protecting the Green Belt and Metropolitan Open Land. What is also clear from the Press and consultation events that we and others have attended is that a number of large developers and powerful institutions are extremely unhappy with the proposed protection. They argue that the Green Belt is an outdated concept and without the easier building on Green Belt housing needs cannot be met. They are likely to engage in some serious lobbying of the Mayor and politicians. This is where we need your help in supporting the proposed protections. Both the Campaign for Protection of Rural England (CPRE) and London Green Belt Council (LGBC) have provided evidence to the contrary and we would invite you to read the latest CPRE London Plan issue giving a broad analysis of the draft plan before making your comments. We will also publish any other analysis on our website as and when we receive it. Cprelondon-special-london-plan-issue Commenting online is easy! Policies for the Protection of Green Belt and Metropolitan Open Land are primarily contained under Chapter 8 -Green infrastructure and natural environment. The themes and references are also contained in other Chapters so please do have a look under other areas you may be interested in. 1. Register - you'll receive a confirmation email 2. Log into and select Draft New London Plan at the top 3. Find the section you'd like to comment on - you can comment on images and tables as well as the text 4. Click the Comment button on the right and add your comments 5. If your comment does not relate only to a single section, use the 'Comment on this page' button at the top of the page 6. Your comments will automatically submit at 5pm on Friday 2 March 2018. You can edit them at any time up to this point Don't want to comment online? You can submit your comments by post or by email using the contact details below. To ensure that your email / letter is properly allocated, please make sure that the subject "Draft New London Plan" is clearly stated and that you provide your name, the name of the organisation you represent (if relevant), your email address and your postal address. To: londonplan@london.gov.uk; Or by FREEPOST To: Sadiq Khan (Mayor of London) New London Plan GLA City Hall London Plan Team Post Point 18 FREEPOST RTJC-XBZZ-GJKZ London SE1 2AA Please also spread the word to others who might be interested. 2) Changes to this petition – adding the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and others to the recipients of this petition. We are aware of the increasing rise to the number of threats to Green Belt throughout the UK. This is despite commitments from all main parties as to protection and the mounting tide of evidence as to Brown Field site availability. Policies on the use of Green Belt are formed both at Government, Regional and Local level, so we are also taking this opportunity of adding the following to our list of addressees of this petition: Sajid Javid MP Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government; Dominic Raab MP Minister of State for Housing at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Damian Hinds MP Secretary of State for Education; and Sadiq Khan, The Mayor of London. Thank you for your continued support. TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER