Housing firm’s pledge on environment

COLNE Valley MP Jason McCartney has pressed for a “world class” transport system linking individual towns and cities across the North.

The Conservative MP was speaking after meeting David Brown, chief executive at Transport for the North (TfN) to discuss plans for future investment in Colne Valley and proposals to the Department for Transport for TfN to become a statutory sub-national transport body.

Since its launch in 2014, TfN has been working with local authorities and stakeholders to help the North to speak with one voice on the big decisions needed to benefit the region as a whole.

In March 2015, TfN unveiled a host of transport improvements to help build the Northern Powerhouse.

The blueprint set out a strategic economic case with plans for rail, highways, freight, inter-city connectivity and integrated transport services including a smart ticketing system.

The Government has committed to investing £13bn on transport projects A HOUSEBUILDER which has a development between Crosland Moor and Netherton says it does all it can to protect the environment.

Barratt Developments has built the Hartley Brook development on Crosland Factory Lane.

The company built 712 new homes during 2016, 49% of which were built on previously developed brownfield land which it says has preserved more green areas in the region and protecting wildlife.

Ian Ruthven, managing director at Barratt Homes Yorkshire West, said: “A further conscious effort was also made to support the local environment with more than 3,700 trees or shrubs the UK.”

The proposal for statutory body status, which has been submitted to Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, sets out the powers the organisation is seeking to have transferred from planted or retained on developments and 94% of construction waste recycled. We also contributed £14.4 million to local community facilities and affordable housing.

“As a five-star homebuilder we have a responsibility to ensure we’re conscious of the effect we are having on the central government and the basis on which these powers will be governed and delivered.

If Mr Grayling approves the proposal it will be put to the Commons and Lords to vote it through. environment and aim to combat this in any way possible.

“Furthermore, last year alone around 2,900 jobs were supported directly and indirectly through homebuilding by Barratt Homes Yorkshire West and 590 sub contractor and 370 supplier companies were supported. We care greatly about both the homes we build and the communities we create at our developments and so we use materials and practices that promote environmentallyfriendly results.”

Barratt Group sold 17,300 homes in the year to June 2016, making it the biggest housebuilder by volume in Britain.