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CLA ‘pleased’ about Defra consultation for village greens The CLA today (25 July) said it is "pleased" that Defra is to help improve the balance between protecting the green spaces valued by communities and enabling the right development to take place, with an open consultation on village greens. The Association has lobbied for reform of the registration of new village greens since 2006 and asked for a consultation to be brought forward through the Localism Bill. It argues the criteria for registering town and village greens are used to try to stop much-needed housing development in rural areas even after planning permission has been granted, or after affordable homes have been built.
CLA President William Worsley said: "If an area of land is designated as a town or village green, any development on it is prohibited, despite any grant of planning permission. It is important that genuine applications for village green registrations succeed, but too often spurious applications are made which frustrate the planning system and stifle much needed development."
Mr Worsley added: "Although it is too late to achieve substantive reform in the present Localism Bill, a public consultation is right and proper before any legislative change is proposed. We believe the Government appreciates the problem and are pleased Defra has decided to consult.
"However, the road to reform would be eased and speeded up if the necessary changes, once decided upon, could be enacted by regulation rather than primary legislation."
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