SAY NO TO 25,000-HOME NEW TOWN ON YOUR DOORSTEP SIGN MY PETITION Good afternoon, Yesterday, hundreds of people tuned in to my public meeting to discuss their opposition to Thakeham's proposed 25,000-home new town on land around Barrington, Bassingbourn-cum-Kneesworth, Foxton, Meldreth, Melbourn, Orwell, Shepreth, Whaddon and Wimpole. Not one person spoke in favour. Our community has made its opinions clear - we do not want this development. To put this proposal in context, it would represent a settlement half the size of Cambridge City and more than twice the size of Northstowe, already the largest new town to be built in England in the last 50 years. This battle is far from over. Thakeham has made it clear they will be submitting a proposal to the Greater Cambridge Local Plan, a document that will guide South Cambridgeshire District Council's planning policy for years to come. I want to draw a line in the sand, letting both Thakeham and the councillors who will have to vote on that Local Plan know residents do not want such an enormous development. That is why I have launched a petition on my website, to be delivered to the South Cambs District Council on Wednesday 31 March, asking them to oppose any such inclusion. Click here to sign the petition today. Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday's public meeting and to those who have already signed. If you have not, please do click the links below to view the meeting in full. I very much hope you feel able to support this petition, letting your local representatives know how many people oppose this unsustainable development. Yours sincerely, Anthony Browne MP for South Cambridgeshire CLICK HERE TO SHARE OUR FACEBOOK POST AND TO LET YOUR NEIGHBOURS KNOW HOW TO HAVE THEIR SAY ON THIS DEVELOPMENT If you missed the public meeting and would be interested in hearing more, please follow the links below .