Since a proposal first appeared in 2008, Gloucester Conservatives have consistently been against a large development of c3,200 houses stretching from Grange Road down the Whaddon Valley.
Some constituents contacted me recently with their concerns about the outstanding work, especially on cladding, needed on high rise buildings following the Grenfell Tower inferno.
Brand new schools don’t happen very often, and an announcement from the Department of Education approving two on the same day for Gloucester residents is even more unusual.
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