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# Local Plan debate pulled by council chiefs over concerns more work needs to be done to meet climate change targets
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/local-plan-debate-pulled-by-council-chiefs-over-concerns-more-work-needs-to-be-done-to-meet-climate-change-targets/
- Published: 2021-12-08T11:42:53.000Z
- Updated: 2021-12-08T11:43:02.000Z
- Description: A debate on the new Local Plan for Lichfield and Burntwood was pulled by council chiefs over concerns more needs to be done to ensure climate change targets are met.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:15, News

A debate on the new Local Plan for Lichfield and Burntwood was pulled by council chiefs over concerns more needs to be done to ensure climate change targets are met.

![Lichfield District Council House](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/800px-lichfield_district_council_house.jpg)

Lichfield District Council House

Lichfield District Council’s cabinet had been due to discuss the document outlining the shape of the district over the next 20 years at a meeting last night (7th December).

But Cllr Doug Pullen, leader of the local authority, said it had been removed from the agenda.

![Doug Pullen](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190510_002203.jpg)

Doug Pullen

> “I’ve made this decision in conjunction with both the portfolio holder and officers as I’m not convinced the plan goes far enough to support the Government’s net zero carbon commitment.  
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> “We will make provisions to discuss this further and keep both colleagues, councillors and the public informed of progress as we assess best practice and legal advice.”  
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> Cllr Doug Pullen, Lichfield District Council

The decision to revisit the document comes after a former cabinet member said the issue of climate change had not been given full consideration.

Cllr Liz Little, who [resigned from the leadership group earlier this year](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/councillor-reveals-why-she-decided-to-resign-from-cabinet-at-lichfield-district-council/) over concerns linked to the way in which the plan had been put together, said:

> “It \[the Local Plan\] has been forced through via inconsistent and changing reasoning by one cabinet member.  
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> “The plan does not take into account the climate emergency we recently made a pledge about.”  
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> Cllr Liz Little, Lichfield District Council