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In actively campaigning against these proposed developments Luton Conservatives have been out on the ground, speaking at protest marches and at public meetings. It was disappointing that other party's either do not take part or attacked the local Conservative position in the press from the safety of their armchairs in spite of these facts. This issue is far more important to the people of Luton than petty political points scoring.

Video of speakers: here
(Nigel appears just before the middle.) 

Speaking at the event (Sunday May 4th 2009 organized by local campaigning group KEOLG - Keep East of Luton Green), Nigel Huddleston told demonstrators that: "The plans are being imposed on the area as part of the government's regional house building targets - targets that an incoming Conservative government has committed to scrap. But, as the general election is still a year away I encourage local residents to participate fully in the current consultation process by sending in their comments to the local committee responsible for assessing the plans and considering public opinion."

Nigel's recent article:

Proposed West of Luton Development - Public Meetings

West of Luton - proposed development.  Have your say.

Over the next two weeks there will be public meetings in Caddington and Slip End to discuss a proposed development to the West of Luton.

As readers of this website will know, I have been leading a campaign against unwanted development on green belt to the East and indeed all around Luton for several years now, and I am pround that the Conservative Party have adopted a policy that would considerably reduce the pressure to build on our beloved green by scrapping Labour's centrally imposed housing development targets that are the result of the ridiculous spatial strategies and replacing them with more locally based planning schemes giving local people a much greater say.