Lyndsey Stride’s Presentment on the A31 Fire to the Verderers’ Court September 2026
Good morning Official Verderer, Verderers and members of the public, my name is Lyndsey Stride, I am a New Forest commoner and resident of Emery Down.
Good morning Official Verderer, Verderers and members of the public, my name is Lyndsey Stride, I am a New Forest commoner and resident of Emery Down.
I wish to extend the Associations thanks to all those who helped to control and then extinguish the fire that has devastated a large area south of the A31…
The local planning authorities surrounding the Forest face a dramatic increase in housing targets…
The National Planning Policy Framework doesn’t sound as though it is something to trouble the Forest but believe me it does.
The entrance to several of the Forest’s most popular car parks have been tarmacked.
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