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South Cambridgeshire is one of the best places to live, work and study in the country. This has meant it has experienced rapid growth, which is great for the local economy – but it must be done in a way that does not threaten the unique rural character which makes the constituency so popular in the first place. We must not concrete over South Cambridgeshire. My policies include:

  • protect the greenbelt from development, and focus housing in new towns on brownfield sites such as Northstowe
  • increase the woodland areas in the constituency, which are good for wildlife, good for biodiversity, good for climate change, and good for those who just want to enjoy the countryside. Cambridgeshire has fewer trees than almost any other county, and just a quarter of the national average. Landowners and developers should be given incentives to plant more trees. We must make sure that developers meet the commitment to plant twice as many trees along the new A14 than are cut down.
  • tackle climate change. We have a duty to future generations to stop global warming. I support the target of the UK going carbon neutral by 2050. In South Cambridgeshire, we should encourage more electric cars, for example, by requiring charging points in new build housing, and provide more charging points in the public spaces.
  • South Cambridgshire is short of water. Increasingly in the summer, village ponds run dry, the River Camb runs very low, and the wetlands we have are no longer wet. This is devastating for wildlife, not just fish, but also water birds. South Cambridgeshire must get better at managing its water supplies.

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Anthony Browne MP Local Plan South Cambridgeshire

Local Plan figures "confirm the worst fears of residents"

Wednesday, 18 November, 2020

Anthony Browne MP has commented on figures released yesterday (November 17) as part of the Initial Findings for the new Greater Cambridgeshire Local Plan. 

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MP calls for democracy to be preserved in planning

Tuesday, 19 May, 2020

Anthony Browne, MP for South Cambridgeshire, is supporting a compromise proposal following strong opposition to a new scheme of delegation proposed by South Cambs District Council’s (SCDC). 

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Statement on Agriculture Bill - New Clause 2

Wednesday, 13 May, 2020

"Over the last few days I have held lengthy discussions with constituents, fellow MPs, ministers and cabinet ministers about whether to support amendment NC2 to the Agriculture Bill, which would require the Government to make a presentation to Parliament that any international trade deal would no

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