Summary
Campaigners in the West have warned against allowing a development boom on green fields, following reports the Government is to relax the planning rules.
The coalition is preparing to publish its long-awaited National Planning Policy Framework, and a leaked draft suggests it will tilt the balance in favour of developers - leav -ing large tracts of the countryside open for development. Reports suggest councils will have to show that an application in the Green Belt would cause adverse impacts that significantly outweigh the benefits. The presumption in favour of sustainable development is part of the Government's plans to revive the economy, and is intended to prevent control by NIMBYS (Not In My Back Yard Supporters). The coalition has scrapped the controversial Regional Spatial Strategy which would have imposed 600,000 new houses on the South West by 2026, and was highly unpopular across the region. But it is keen to ensure that more houses are built.See the full content of this document
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John Blake, branch administrator, of Wiltshire Campaign to Development boom fears FROM PAGE 1 Prote...
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