Sustainable Communities Plan

EDM number 1289 in 2002-03, proposed by David Drew on 22/05/2003.

That this House welcomes the publication of the Government's Sustainable Communities Plan on 5th February; notes that the Plan aims to address current housing pressures; and calls on the Government to ensure the Plan is delivered through established planning processes in a way that ensures a coherent national approach to housing provision; focuses on meeting real housing needs, especially the need for affordable housing; promotes urban renewal; ensures opportunities for genuine public participation in decision-making and protects the countryside and the environment by identifying and respecting environmental capacity constraints and through more efficient use of land and other natural resources, particularly water.

This motion has been signed by a total of 29 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.