CLA welcomes report advice (From Gazette & Herald)

CLA welcomes report advice

8:40am Wednesday 28th December 2011 in Farming news

THE economic well-being of the 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).

The Country Land and Business Association, based in Easingwold, said the recommendation, 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.

CLA president Harry Cotterell said: “The English countryside is not Disney World. It is a place where rural 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.”