I spoke in Parliament about the destructive plans at Maltby Pit Tip.
I am against this plan – and will campaign ferociously to stop it. I attended the last Maltby Town Council meeting to try and get a grip on the issue and ensure that Maltby’s voice is heard.
Firstly, the last thing Maltby needs is more lorry traffic through the village. This is already a scourge which I am trying to help the council to stop. More lorry traffic will be horrendous.
Secondly, I am not convinced of the environmental safety of the proposed project. And until I am, I would never support any such plan. I had a meeting with the Environment Agency about the Maltby Pit Tip in August, just a few weeks after my election, and they were wholly unaware of the plan – which left me staggered, frankly.
I will be formally making a submission to the planning board (something which I do not do for every case because I am of the view that this is for local councillors predominantly). But this is too important.
I am trying to speak with the developer (which is proving challenging) to see whether they will meet with me to discuss their plan and set out the concerns of local residents.
I have emailed the four councillors in Maltby to request an urgent meeting. I am yet to get a response from two of the Conservative councillors – I urge them, and others, to put politics aside and work together on this.
Equally I urge members of the public to sign the petition and, more importantly, make your views known by following this link:
At the Maltby Town Council meeting I made it clear that I thought that the whole Town Council should work together to put in a submission opposing the application. The next meeting is on 16th January – and I hope to be updated on progress then.