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"The Fight Goes On" See our latest newsletter here

...but, even so, EERA are now planning out to 2031

The East of England Regional Assembly (EERA) is currently required to complete a review of the East of England Plan (which is, of course, still subject to legal challenge) by 2011 and to extend its coverage to 2031. The timetable for this review has now been published and is what has prompted comments from members of EERA and created headlines in the local press. STOP Harlow North has, for the past four years, been the focus of the successful effort to oppose the ambitions of developers and Harlow politicians. Nothing has changed; they still believe the development will fill their coffers - we are committed to resisting the wanton destruction of one of the ever-fewer historic rural environments left in the home counties. The fight goes on!

STOP Harlow North believes Ropemaker Properties Limited's proposals are

Unnecessary

Unsustainable

Undemocratic

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This site presents the aims and objectives of the STOP Harlow North action group. We are dedicated to positively and actively opposing proposals by Ropemaker Pro-
perties Limited and its associated landowners to create a major development north of Harlow around the Hertfordshire villages of Eastwick, Gilston, High Wych, Hunsdon and Widford, and the town of Sawbridgeworth, on the basis that the locality needs:

	A better Harlow, not a bigger Harlow. Any development north of Harlow will compete with the existing town and hamper its regeneration
	To protect our environment. Greenbelt is there for a reason and should not be built on until all other alternatives have been exhausted.
	To protect the unique identity and historic character of rural villages
	To bring back fairness and democracy in the strategic planning process.

If you support one or more of these aims then please contact us by e-mail to find out how you can help ...or keep visiting this site for updates