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New Planning Policy Paper A Critical Breakthrough Says CLA A new government consultation on changing planning guidelines is the most positive step towards achieving genuinely sustainable economic development that has been taken for years according to the CLA, the rural economy experts.
The consultation paper on planning for sustainable development has, says the CLA, broken new ground in its acceptance that businesses in the countryside cannot realistically survive using public transport alone. Allowing the use of private cars and private haulage as part of new, rural, development should become a more readily acceptable consideration for planners. CLA President, Henry Aubrey- Fletcher, said: Until now, we have been battling a narrow measure of sustainability which focused entirely on private vehicle use. We have campaigned vigorously to change this view and the government have clearly listened to our arguments that urban and rural areas have differing needs which require different solutions policies should reflect local circumstances." The CLA has applauded the fact that the paper recognises the importance of agriculture, mineral, energy production and tourism within the scope of acceptable economic activity taking place in the countryside. It also highlights the importance of finding effective and efficient uses for old and vacant buildings including historic building. "This paper sets out a new and welcome vision of sustainable development. It has given clear policy guidance to local and regional planning authorities on a wide range of acceptable development in the countryside. It has brought economy back to the same table as environment and community, where it rightly deserves to be. The government has accepted our argument that if planning policy does not respond to local market signals it becomes a barrier to employment and economic well-being and that is a critical breakthrough," said the CLA President. |
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