Rejected petition: Get Andy Burnham to visit Yatton let’s talk flood zones
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In Yatton new houses are being built on flood zones putting existing home owners at flooding risk. The infrastructure cannot cope with the volume of houses.
We want Prime Minister to visit our village to see the effect this is having and stop developers building on flood zones.
Andy Burnham is the leader of the labour govt. They pledged as part of their election manifesto to build more social housing. We don’t challenge this. Andy Burnham can change the procedure for developers wanting to build new houses and where they are built so there is no detrimental effect on the community. Mr Burnham is invited to Yatton to witness the effect the St Modwen development has already had on the residents of Yatton.
Why was this petition rejected?
It requests action at a local level.
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