West Dorset’s MP Chris Loder fears that the 3,500-house North of Dorchester development ‘will happen’ following Dorset Wildlife Trust’s multi-million-pound purchase of 833 acres at Lyscombe Farm - situated 10 miles north of Dorchester.
Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has welcomed the news today that the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill will become law, following successful passage through the House of Lords.
The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Claire Coutinho, has backed Chris Loder MP’s campaign to protect prime agricultural land from the development of mass solar farms.
West Dorset’s MP, Chris Loder, has written to Dorset Council urging the Liberal Democrat/Green coalition not to dispose of Dorset’s County Farm Estate.
Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has reiterated his vehement opposition to the proposal to build 4,000 homes on greenfield land to the north of Dorchester.
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Rt Hon Steve Barclay, visited West Dorset on 26th April in support of Chris Loder MP’s rural campaigns.
Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has slammed Sherborne’s Liberal Democrats for their unbridled support of the West Sherborne proposal, which would see the development of at least 1,500 homes to the west of Sherborne, despite previously opposing the plans.
West Dorset’s MP Chris Loder has received the backing of the Environment Secretary in opposing a 43-acre solar farm at Maiden Newton. Mr Loder and the Environment Secretary were united in their opposition on grounds of unjustifiable damage to the Dorset National Landscape (formerly AONB).
