Representations submitted
Thank you so much to everyone who helped us reach our initial target of £3,500!
This CrowdJustice fundraiser was set up to hire legal experts to submit representations as Transport Minister Grant Shapps said he will redetermine the A38 scheme application after seeking further information from National Highways and objectors.
We are still fundraising in case there are further rounds of consultation and we need the support of legal experts again. So please keep sharing the CrowdJustice page: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-the-a38-road-expansion-for-good/
Our representations were submitted on 26 October 2021. They are now on the Planning Inspectorate website under the name “Derby Climate Coalition”* if you wish to read them.
The support to save the thousands of trees, the wildlife habitats, green spaces and decent houses from the A38 expansion has been incredible.
Thank you so much for being part of that!
It’s clear that a huge amount of people want a safe, habitable planet and not more tarmac, carbon emissions and air pollution.
If the Government is as committed to climate action as they are saying at COP26, then they must stop outdated, expensive, destructive and polluting road schemes like the A38 expansion and cancel their £27.4bn (now £24bn since the latest spending review) RIS2 roads programme.
* In 2019 Derby Climate Coalition made representations during hearings about the A38 scheme. The Stop the A38 Expansion campaign was later set up by some members of Derby Climate Coalition.