Stoke Bardolph is a very small rural community in Nottinghamshire who is extremely concerned by Gedling Borough Council (GBC) plans to remove Green Belt protection to enable housing development.

GBC are proposing, as part of the Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan, that Green Belt Land is removed from protection and is used for additional housing allocation in Stoke Bardolph (600+ houses in addition to 350+ on safe-guarded land). Green Belt Land is vital in protecting rural identities, historic land and preventing urban sprawl. It ensures land remains available for amenity use, biodiversity and flood areas. 

Stoke Bardolph village is a free open green space for all. Visitors come to walk, run, watch wildlife and enjoy the positive well-being provided by being in the countryside environment.  If the Green Belt protection is removed in Stoke Bardolph, where will it end? Will it just be the start of the erosion of all Nottinghamshire’s green belt land?

In addition to the proposed removal of the Green Belt protection, the area is also within Flood Zones 2 & 3 of Environment Agency classified Flood Areas and therefore should not be considered appropriate for development of any kind. 

With climate change already resulting in more extreme weather conditions, including flash floods and increased rainfall, the fields at Stoke Bardolph are vital in protecting local housing/businesses and infrastructure from flooding and the associated cost of clean ups. Stoke Bardolph, Burton Joyce and other Nottinghamshire villages already experience the negative impact of flooding from new developments and inadequate drainage.

Please sign the petition and request that GBC withdraw the proposal for increased housing allocation in Stoke Bardolph and that the Green Belt land and flood areas remain protected.

Thank you for your support.