Supporting Our Children

On Friday, I was delighted to organise at meeting at Botley Mills to explore how we can protect the site from flooding. Botley Mills and all the small businesses located there are a real asset to our local community.

Yesterday I proposed a new law to Parliament that would put extra checks and balances in place for Council housing developments like One Horton Heath.

Yesterday I proposed a Bill to the House of Commons that would add more checks and balances into the planning system, when local authorities want to build and grant planning permission to themselves. We know this is a major issue locally with Lib Dem Eastleigh Borough Council and the 2,500 houses p

I have today written to the Leader of Eastleigh Borough Council and asked him to confirm there are no current or future plans for an 'Allington Town' to be developed. You can see my letter below. Many residents have contacted about their concerns when new road signs were installed for 'Allington'.

Over the weekend, I was made aware of illegal tree felling and woodland clearance at Scorey's Copse, Horton Heath.  Since then, I have been working closely with residents and local Councillors to ensure that local partners, including the Police and local Councils, take action to stop this ille

Since my meeting with Highways England and Hampshire County Council in January, I have been working on ways to improve the A27 diversion route.

Flooding on Allington Lane and One Horton Heath Update 2 Below is my objection letter to the current One Horton Heath plans. Despite meeting with the Chief Executive of Eastleigh Borough Council in November 2020, and reviewing the application material in detail, I do not believe that Eastleigh

This video provides a short update on the One Horton Heath, which is a development of 2,500 homes put forward by Lib Dem Eastleigh Borough Council. I'm opposed to this development for several reasons: It represents excessive housebuilding and more overdevelopment on green fields. 

I was very pleased to receive the news today that the Planning Application for the GE Aviation site on Kings Avenue/Hamble Lane has been dismissed by the Planning Inspector after the developers appealed the original decision. You can read the official confirmation here and the detailed decision not

Over the summer, the Government consulted on a new formula for assessing how many houses were to be built nationally and where they would be built.