Lib Dems fight to protect green spaces with council motion

Southwark Liberal Democrats are fighting to protect green spaces from council development. They have launched a petition and are putting pressure on Labour to vote for a full council motion which calls for green spaces to be protected and enhanced.

The Southwark Liberal Democrat Council group have clearly stated their support for new council homes - but believe that the way Labour is riding roughshod over residents trying to protect their precious green spaces is appalling and shortsighted. The Lib Dem motion calls for an urgent review of the policy of squeezing extra homes onto green spaces when other solutions are possible.

Cllr Anood Al-Samerai, Spokesperson for Housing of the Southwark Liberal Democrats said:

“We desperately need more council homes.  Southwark Labour claim they don’t have the land and need to take over green spaces.  But they are using council land for private homes whilst selling and demolishing thousands more council homes than they are building. Our motion and petition calls on the council to protect green spaces and find other solutions for council homes.  

Leader of the Southwark Liberal Democrats, Cllr Hamish McCallum, said:

“There are better ways to build council homes than sacrificing the precious green spaces that all residents depend on. Southwark Lib Dems will fight to protect green spaces and find other solutions to tackle the housing crisis, such as getting empty homes back into use and getting more council homes in new developments.”

The petition can be accessed here -> bit.ly/southwarkgreenspaces