Letter from the Thomas Hardy Society

Stand - Campaigning to save the area north of Dorchester – Wildlife

Dear Sirs,I write on behalf of Thomas Hardy Society, which is an international literary society with over one thousand members, dedicated to the promotion of the works of Thomas Hardy, and the preservation of the countryside, which features so prominently in Hardy’s novels and poems. I write to object in the strongest possible terms to … Continue reading Letter from the Thomas Hardy Society →

Garden village dream or tarmac estate?

This document is written for the non-specialist without knowledge of the planning system, but with an interest in new homes and how and where we are building them. It concentrates on the new ‘garden communities’ that are envisaged by government as offering a solution different from the usual car-based dormitory estates that we are so … Continue reading Garden village dream or tarmac estate? →