Please find attached BEAG’s response to the Planning White Paper (PWP). In proposing to tear down the existing planning system, the PWP poses a serious threat to… Read more “Response to the Planning White Paper (PWP)”
Category: Comment
Draft Transport Strategy
England’s Economic Heartland (EEH) is consulting on its Draft Transport Strategy. The consultation ends 6th October at midnight. EEH is a transport body for the region pictured… Read more “Draft Transport Strategy”
We can’t destroy nature and enhance it too!
In our last update (15th June) we told you about the release of a new ‘blueprint’ for nature protection and recovery within the so-called Oxford to Cambridge… Read more “We can’t destroy nature and enhance it too!”
BBOWT: a change of heart?
As you know, BEAG has opposed both the Expressway and plans to construct one million houses along its route right from the beginning. During our campaign, we… Read more “BBOWT: a change of heart?”
Expressway “paused” but…
You might have heard that, following last week’s budget, the Expressway has been paused. Indeed it has, but only while the government considers alternative roads to deliver… Read more “Expressway “paused” but…”
Threat posed to our heritage
In the arguments against the Expressway and “Arc” – the impacts on wildlife, open green spaces, and on the wider environment – the threat posed to our… Read more “Threat posed to our heritage”
GE2019 and the Expressway/Arc
As you know, there will be a General Election on Thursday 12 December this year, and for the first time in well over a decade, people in… Read more “GE2019 and the Expressway/Arc”
One step forward, two steps back…
BEAG responds to the England’s Economic Heartland’s Outline Transport Strategy engagement exercise. There’s much to commend in the Strategy, we argue. The emphases on well-being, on the… Read more “One step forward, two steps back…”
T Shirts
Be the envy of your friends! The No Expressway Group are now selling ultra stylish No Expressway T-shirts to help spread word about the expressway, and to… Read more “T Shirts”
Impact on Wildlife
Buckinghamshire is rich in wildlife and natural beauty. The Government’s plans for a monstrous new expressway and growth arc would cause untold and irreversible harm to the… Read more “Impact on Wildlife”