Waterloo Community Development Group was founded in 1972.

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We work with and for Waterloo residents to maintain and develop a healthy and sustainable community, for more land for homes and amenities such as shops and open space, for the benefit of present and future generations.

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WCDG offers advice and support to individuals and organisations on development proposals and planning applications and we hold public meetings approximately every 6 weeks to consider development proposals and other projects.

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WCDG supports a balanced, sustainable and stable residential community in Waterloo by:

• Redressing the imbalance of land uses

• Increasing the amount of genuinely affordable rented housing, particularly for young families, as well as the amount of sheltered housing for all incomes

• Improving the health and well-being of residents with a safer greener, cleaner environment and an improved microclimate

• protecting the history and identity of our streets and public spaces and enhance their visual appearance

• Increasing and improving the amount of useful, green open space

• Retaining and increasing retail facilities useful to local residents, including Lower Marsh and The Cut as the shopping centre for Waterloo

• Improving community facilities in Waterloo for residents of all ages and needs including a new library

• Consulting, advocating and fighting inappropriate development which threatens the community

• Improving air quality and reducing traffic pollution by reducing all parking including coaches, taxi waiting, an end to ground level off street parking and non-local traffic

• Leading on significant improvements from development for the community

• Fighting for natural daylight in people’s homes when threatened by overdevelopment