Local housing

Campaigning for affordable housing and supporting local Community Land Trusts. Opposed to mass developments, such as Norchester. 

 

News

MP attends nutrient neutrality roundtable at 10 Downing Street

Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, attended a roundtable discussion on nutrient neutrality at 10 Downing Street on the 7th June. The local MP was joined by fellow parliamentarians affected by the management of nitrates and phosphates in Special Protection Areas in their constituencies.

My campaign against the Norchester development

I am opposed to the building of mass developments in West Dorset, such as 'Norchester' - the 4000 houses planned for the outskirts of Dorchester. On 8th July 2020 I made a speech in the House of Commons on West Dorset's economy, in response to the Chancellor's earlier statement.

Proposed North of Dorchester development

In a Press Release today Chris Loder condemns in Parliament the proposed development north of Dorchester On 8th July in the House of Commons, during a speech following the Chancellor’s statement, West Dorset MP Chris Loder condemned the proposed development of 3,500 houses to the north of Dorchest