Carlisle Calling

Carlisle residents have been angered by a planning application by Alfred McAlpines to build 11 luxury houses in Knowe Field Woods on the northern edge of Carlisle, Cumbria. The proposed site is a 3/4 ha piece of woodland home to roe deer and woodpeckers. Thirty trees on the site have had their protection orders removed by the same councillors that originally granted them and it seems likely that these trees will be felled if the scheme goes ahead.

Schemes such as these are springing up around the country and are objectionable not only because of their environmental impact but also because in a country where thousands are homeless we are yet again faced with production for profit, not need.

Local opposition to the plans is very strong although the principal objectors are mainly in their 70s with no experience of direct action. They need help from activists if their campaign is to succeed. For more information contact: 0161 232 1736.