Better Transport

The Hereford Times headline after the May 2007 elections read "Conservative victory, more roads and houses, Bullinghope shows the way". If you don't like the message, you may be interested to know about the Dinedor Hill Action Association.

Under section 287 of the Town and Country Planning Act (1990) we have launched a High Court challenge against the Bullinghope housing in the Unitary Development Plan. We feel the housing is in the wrong place and being built for the wrong reason, to fund the completely unconnected Rotherwas Access Road. If these developments go ahead, expect lots more of the same in the future: the Council has told us that it intends to build a ring road round the city and fund it by building housing.

To find out more, get involved or donate to our cause, please get in touch.

The West Midlands Regional Sustainability Forum represents a wide range of environmental, amenity and transport non-governmental organisations in the West Midlands and seeks to promote sustainable development.

WMRSF was established in 1999 and provides a voice for its member groups on a number of regional bodies in the West Midlands, primarily the West Midlands Regional Assembly and Advantage West Midlands (the West Midlands Regional Development Agency) which are responsible for developing the planning, transport and economic frameworks for the region.

The Forum works to reduce the impact of climate change and promote respect for the environment, improvements to biodiversity, protection of our countryside and provision of urban open space.

The Forum also acts as the Transport Activists' Roundtable in the region promoting sustainable transport and reducing the need to travel.

The forum aims to add value to its members work but not to distract from their primary aims.