Tag Archives: Land Securities

Turning point for Lodge Hill? Land Securities walks away, bird conservationist leads Medway Council

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Miles King

Quiz of the week: what connects The collapse of the Northern Ireland Assembly, John Keats and The Large Gold Case-bearer? The answer lies in these pictures.                 Yes, it’s Lodge Hill on the … Continue reading →

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Director of Lodge Hill Developer Land Securities withdraws from becoming London Wildlife Trust trustee

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Miles King

Here’s an interesting story, just published in the Guardian. A Director of Land Securities, the FTSE 100 company who are the developers behind the planned destruction of Lodge Hill SSSI, was about to be appointed as a Trustee of London … Continue reading →

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Biodiversity Offsetting and Lodge Hill Part 2

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Miles King

At the end of Natural England’s press release confirming Lodge Hill had become an SSSI on tuesday were these words. “The decision to extend the SSSI clarifies the environmental importance of the site but does not determine whether or not … Continue reading →

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Another skirmish on the Lodge Hill Battle Front

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Miles King

It was an exciting day yesterday.  I was part of a small 5 person RSPB team giving evidence in support of the Lodge Hill SSSI notification at an Extraordinary Natural England Board meeting. The opposition were  there in numbers – … Continue reading →

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Victory at Lodge Hill raises questions about brownfield first and sale of public land

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Miles King

It’s always good to write about a victory for the environment, especially these days. I was frankly amazed to read on Martin Harpers blog that the Planning Inspector had concluded that Medway Council’s core strategy was unsound because they had … Continue reading →

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