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Planning Application 2024/0642/MAF https://wnc.planning-register.co.uk/Planning/Display/2024/0642/MAF I am pleased to say that the Planning Committee have accepted the arguments I put to them and REFUSED planning permission for 23 houses in Drovers Way, Potterspury. This was development outside the village confine line. The council policy does allow this for affordable homes and self build homes, provided they […]

  I have written to WNC to place on record my objection to the proposed Solar ‘Farm’ at Yardley Gobion / Potterspury  Shivesh Seedhar                                                               

The recent cabinet decision by WNC to refocus the Sustainability Targets and drop the Net Zero 2030 ambition has been called in. A call in is a review process. When 7 or more members write to the Monitoring Officer they can ask for a cabinet decision to be reviewed by the relevant scrutiny committee. The

I wrote to WNC about the abandoned Lime Scooters in Old Stratford. This was the response (15 July) Dear Councillor McCord, Thank you for your email of 5 July, concerning the Lime e-scooters operating beyond the Milton Keynes boundary into Old Stratford. I have raised this with officers at Milton Keynes and their contact at

  I put ending Net Zero 2030 into my election address and was elected with a mandate to do this, therefore I welcome this news. The Net Zero 2030 was never going to be achieved as the council has no plan, no budget and no financial or technically viable solutions. The previous council from all

I am aware that most of Old Stratford will received a mailing from Engage Planning / Richborough working on behalf of the MK Parks Trust, promoting their proposal to build 220 homes on the land off Deanshanger Road. Document is here. I thought it may be useful for this document to have a plain English explainer

I have written to Cllr Mark Arnull, Leader at WNC to enquire about the prospective use of the Reform DOGE unit following some public statements that after Kent County Council WNC would be next. I have a number of concerns and questions as I set out in my letter        

It was great to attend the Flag Raising Ceremony at The Guildhall and then for a short religious service to celebrate VE Day 80 years on. Our freedoms were hard won, maybe we should reflect on what real tyranny may have looked like had the result been anything other that one we had and arguably

I have been successfully re-elected for the Deanshanger and Paulerspury Ward. I wish to thank everyone who put their trust in me to be their councillor for the next four years.  Whether or not you voted for me I will continue to represent your interests as best I can, working for you, not them. I