STOP TWO LORDS WHO ARE DIRECTORS OF MAYFIELD TOWNS FROM BUILDING 10,000 HOUSES ON RURAL SUSSEX LAND

  • by: Sa Hamilton
  • recipient: David Cameron, Jeremy Heywood

Stop two lords who are directors of Mayfield Market Towns from building 10,000 houses on rural Sussex land turning a wildlife area into an urban, concrete sprawl. I believe this is a conflict of interest. Vast areas of countryside with over 10 species of schedule 1 protected birds, wildlife, badgers and other rare species will be concreted over ruining the countryside forever. HS2 will be built to ferry people from the north to London. They can build their sprawl near already developed towns where houses are needed and businesses are needed up north. Or better still on their OWN doorsteps.

Why is this important?

TWO DIRECTORS ARE LORDS AND THIS, I BELIEVE, IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. VAST AREAS OF COUNTRYSIDE WHERE OVER 10 SPECIES OF SCHEDULE 1 PROTECTED BIRDS, WILDLIFE, BADGERS AND OTHER RARE SPECIES LIVE, WILL BE CONCRETED OVER, RUINING THE COUNTRYSIDE FOREVER. HS2 WILL BE BUILT TO FERRY PEOPLE FROM THE NORTH TO LONDON. THEY CAN BUILD THEIR SPRAWL NEAR ALREADY DEVELOPED TOWNS WHERE HOUSES ARE NEEDED AND BUSINESSES ARE NEEDED UP NORTH. - OR ON THEIR OWN DOORSTEPS.

I believe that Lord Borwick and Lord Mathew Taylor (housing ‘advisor’ to the current Conservative government) are potentially breaching a ‘conflict of interest’. Evidence of donations made to Conservative party - names just need to be entered into 'search donations'.

Donations made to conservative party

Peter Freeman is a director of Mayfields - founder Argent Plc, he used to work for Barton Willmore a consultant used by developers. Donations made to Conservative party from M FREEMAN of Argent plc - Co founder of Argent - Peter Freeman who is now a director of Mayfields.

Mr Freeman founded the property group Argent in 1981. He is Founder, Chairman, and Non-Executive Director of Argent Group Plc. Borwick's donatons

Lord Borwick group of companies:

ENSCO 946 LIMITED - Lord Borwick Director - Federated Investments LLP Lee Newlyn; Lord Matthew Taylor, Lord Jamie Borwick; Jacqueline Craymer (who is the secretary & shareholder) - also director of other Lord Borwick Companies. Mayfield, directors will be gaining, prospering and benefitting financially from this vast concrete sprawl.

Dear Sirs


This heinous proposal (involving insubstantially designed excuses for homes) covers a vast area of 1200 acres of prime countryside, a mile outside the thriving village of Henfield. The vast development would be totally inappropriate, bringing with it all its associated problems including dire consequences for the local communities and impacting very badly on the water supply, hospital, schools, doctors, fire, ambulance, police, amenities, roads, flood-defences, not to mention the wildlife.


I have witnessed myself Schedule 1 RSPB protected birds nesting in the heart of this proposed area. The impact on wildlife would be catastrophic and would kill off thousands, if not millions of wild animals due to erosion of their habitat. The bird population, including the rare species I have already mentioned, is already in decline and this sprawl would have a devastating effect on their already dwindling numbers. Badgers, foxes (of which I know you have no regard for, but have their place in the countryside and have a right to be here as much as anybody) voles, dormice, insects of all species - important to sustain the life of birds and other wildlife - butterflies (many rare and dwindling species), hedgehogs, field mice, the list is endless.


What right does this government-backed Mayfield Market Towns have to destroy all of this?


How dare these rich and powerful predators invade our beautiful countryside and concrete it all over with their vile sprawl of houses with greed in their hearts and power in their minds.


How dare two Lords of our government offices employed by the electorate, that being Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Matthew Taylor) and Lord Jamie Borwick be given permission to even put such a proposal on the table and be allowed to desecrate our living areas and way of life.

Update #29 years ago
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-two-lords-from-building-10-000-houses-on-rural-sussex-land

Please sign the above petition - same as this one but has now gained momentum and has 500+ signatures. Please share in Twitter and Facebook and with everyone you know, time is of the essence, they are trying to get the petition removed!

Many thanks indeed.

Update #19 years ago
Thanks for signing my petition. Please could you now share on Facebook and/or Twitter. I really appreciate your help. Once this countryside has been built on it is lost forever, including all the wildlife, trees and rare birds.

I shall keep you updated.

With best wishes
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