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Please note that as part of the recent CLA restructuring the counties of the East Midlands region have been divided between the new CLA East region and the new Midlands region. Consequently, existing news releases from the East Midlands are now only available on this website as archived articles. Members based in Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire are now part of CLA East and should go to CLA East News for releases in their region. And members in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland are now part of the Midlands and should go to Midlands News for releases in their region. Select Committee proposal leaves door open for Northamptonshire’s countryside The economic well-being of Northamptonshire's countryside has been given a fighting chance of survival following the recommendation that the "presumption in favour of sustainable development" should be "like a golden thread" running through the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). According to rural business watchdog the CLA the proposal, made in a report by the Communities and Local Government Select Committee, keeps the door open for change that would allow sustainable development in rural communities. Harringworth based CLA regional chief Andrew Shirley said: "Rural Northamptonshire is not Disney World; it is a place where people live and work. Without sensible and well-designed sustainable development, the countryside and those who manage it will not be able to offer the jobs, housing and services that are vital for rural communities to survive. "Our rural areas have real potential to become an economic powerhouse of creativity, enterprise and opportunity through the balanced use of the presumption in favour of sustainable development. This is the only way forward if our rural areas are to be truly sustainable and help power national economic growth." Mr Shirley added: "There are strong concerns from the people who live and work in non-urban areas that their needs for jobs, homes and services are being ignored at a national level. It is therefore unfortunate the Select Committee took evidence from organisations opposed to all change in the countryside. The report fails to acknowledge the needs of rural businesses and communities. "A more balanced approach would have been to take evidence from organisations that actually represent those who live and work in rural areas. The CLA has never advocated concreting over the countryside but the delivery of landscape, biodiversity, jobs, homes and services must be underpinned by economic reality." |
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