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# Lichfield MP backs campaign to prevent open space being used for new road junction
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/lichfield-mp-backs-campaign-to-prevent-open-space-being-used-for-new-road-junction/
- Published: 2021-03-31T15:12:11.000Z
- Updated: 2021-03-31T15:16:21.000Z
- Description: Lichfield’s MP has thrown his weight behind as campaign to prevent open space in the city being lost to make way for a new junction layout.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, Transport, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:14, News

Lichfield’s MP has thrown his weight behind as campaign to prevent open space in the city being lost to make way for a new junction layout.

![Michael Fabricant. Picture: UK Parliament](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/lsdx1x8o.jpg)

Michael Fabricant. Picture: UK Parliament

Staffordshire County Council hopes to put a filter lane in between. the A51 and The Friary at the Bowling Green island.

A petition has seen [more than 1,700 people sign up to object to the proposals](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/more-than-1700-sign-petition-against-plan-for-public-gardens-in-lichfield-to-be-used-for-junction-improvements/).

Conservative MP Michael Fabricant has also shared his views on the scheme with the county council.

![The junction at the A51 and The Friary. Picture: Google Streetview](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/bowlinggreen.jpg)

The junction at the A51 and The Friary. Picture: Google Streetview

> “The glory of Lichfield is its leafy lanes and open parkland – plans to shave off land from the Festival Gardens for a road widening scheme is just not on.  
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> “Although this is a decision for the county and local government, having now seen the plans I have let the county know of my firm objection to these proposals.  
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> “Excessive construction – and many might say there is too much already – will spoil the character of Lichfield and will kill the goose that lays the golden eggs for property developers and local councils.”  
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> Michael Fabricant MP