Broomfield, Great Waltham & Little Waltham Lib Dem Campaigners

Lib Dems step up campaign against Conservative plans for houses in Broomfield

Local Conservative Councillors are proposing up to 800 houses for the Broomfield area, and up to 5,000 houses in an area south of Little Waltham and north east of Springfield. These are opposed by Broomfield & Walthams Lib Dem Councillor Malcolm Taylor and all his Lib Dem colleagues.

The first round of official public consultation on where to put the 800 ran from 28 August to 30 October 2007. The map shows all the possible sites being suggested by the Council. The Conservatives say that they would not all be chosen - but after their track record of misleading local people, can we believe them?

The map (left) highlights all the possible sites under the Council's three options. The three options are laid out separately at the link below.

This link is a 500k PDF with three maps showing the options for houses in Broomfield.

More about the housing plans on our Urban Sprawl page.

News from Broomfield & Walthams Lib Dems

Wed 12th Sep 2007:

Lib Dems win by-election on massive swing.

The Liberal Democrats have gained the vacant seat of Broomfield and The Walthams on Chelmsford council on a massive 29% swing. The result strengthens the position of the Lib Dems on Chelmsford council, which now has 25 Lib Dems, 32 Conservatives and no other Councillors.

Sat 1st Sep 2007:

Get traffic off village roads!

Too many fast cars and heavy goods vehicles are still plaguing Broomfield, Great Waltham and neighbouring villages. Local Lib Dem candidate Malcolm Taylor is calling for the long-promised down-grading of the A130 through from Great Waltham to Dunmow, so that more traffic heading to and from Stansted and beyond will use the A131 and A120.

Tue 14th Aug 2007:

Strong candidate to defeat Tory housing plans in Broomfield & Walthams.

The local Liberal Democrats have selected a strong candidate to defeat Conservative plans to desecrate the local environment around Broomfield, Great Waltham and Little Waltham. Malcolm Taylor will fight the local by-election on 11 September, and is well-placed to defeat the Conservatives as the Lib Dems came second here in May's election.

Tue 17th May 2005:

Tory Consultation " a sham"… Development Chairman should be sacked - Smith-Hughes.

Leader of the County Council Lib Dems, Cllr. Tom Smith-Hughes, has attacked the Conservative Borough Council planning consultation as a sham. This follows a statement by a leading Tory that ALL the new housing would be built in North East Chelmsford. That is, on the remaining green fields north of Springfield.

Earlier Stories

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A Lib Dem track record in Broomfield & The Walthams

Malcolm Taylor

Malcolm Taylor was elected as Lib Dem Councillor for Broomfield, Great Waltham and Little Waltham on 11 September 2007. He gained the seat on a huge 29% swing from the Conservatives.

Malcolm is a former chairman of Broomfield Parish Council and has pledged to work hard for all local residents.

Contact Malcolm on 01245 440469 or malcolm.taylor@chelmsford.gov.uk

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Graham Pooley and John Hunnable

Graham Pooley was Broomfield & Great Waltham's Borough Councillor 1995-2003, and is still an active, local campaigner. As a Councillor, Graham worked hard for our villages. In the picture (left) Graham briefs Cllr. John Hunnable on his successful campaign for a footpath along School Lane to Patching Hall Lane, during the 2005 election campaign.

John Hunnable was the Liberal Democrat candidate for Broomfield & Writtle in the Essex County Council election on 5 May 2005. He is a long-standing local campaigner and hard-working Borough Councillor for over 20 years.