Martin Tett claimed that 100,000 homes and a new town could be built in the Buckinghamshire area over the next 20 years under Labour’s proposed changes to the ‘national planning policy framework’, the law councils must follow in planning. The Labour MP for Aylesbury Laura Kyrke-Smith told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “ Buckinghamshire Council is being closely consulted on the NPPF. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Bucks Herald, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
“Buckinghamshire Council can, as other local authorities are regardless of political leadership, work constructively with the secretary of state and ministers at the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, providing its feedback via the appropriate channels.” Her fellow Labour MP Callum Anderson, who represents Buckingham and Bletchley, also urged Councillor Tett to be ‘constructive’ following the council leader’s remarks this week. Anderson said: “I would really encourage Councillor Tett and his administration to engage constructively with the Government on the substance of the proposed reforms, rather than speculating about where any new towns will be located.
” The Labour MPs’ calls for a constructive dialogue with Tory-led Buckinghamshire Council come after Councillor Tett and his cabinet on Monday (16 September) attacked Labour’s proposed changes to planning laws, which they said would see an .