Marden Flooding 2019
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Most residents will already be well aware of the flooding that has taken place in Marden and other nearby villages – including Yalding, Chainhurst and...Read More
5,000 Houses in Lenham
After much secrecy and rumour, Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) have finally revealed that their intention is to investigate building 5,000 houses near Lenham – as...Read More
Section 106 Planning Obligations
Some members of Marden Planning Opposition Group (MPOG) attended the Marden Parish Council (MPC) Planning meeting on Tuesday. After a series of questions, it was...Read More
Public Consultation on the Local Plan Review
Residents who are part of MPOG are drawn from all walks of life with many varied reasons for joining together to object to the so-called...Read More
Helen Grant MP releases video about our campaign
Helen Grant, MP for Maidstone and the Weald, has released a video which we have reproduced here and uploaded onto YouTube with her permission.
Anger over ‘secret meeting’ about 8,000 extra homes
MAIDSTONE Borough Council has come under fire for holding a meeting about massive increases of housing in secret. Liberal Democrat-led MBC’s policy and resources committee...Read More
Statement from Steve McLoughlin
Marden Planning Opposition Group (MPOG) have received a statement from Steve McLoughlin, one of our sitting Maidstone Borough Councillors for Marden and Yalding Ward (who...Read More
Why “Garden Villages” Are A Failure
Garden towns and villages are supposed to be “innovative” and “transformational”, but there is little innovation in the proposals seen so far, and the only...Read More
Marden Draft Neighbourhood Plan
The Parish council have recently released their draft Neighbourhood Plan which is available to view here on the Parish Council website. Neighbourhood Plans become part...Read More
Statement from Mike Summersgill
Marden Planning Opposition Group (MPOG) have received a statement from the Green Party’s local election nominee for Marden & Yalding ward, Mr Mike Summersgill, which...Read More