New research published today (Saturday) by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) shows that almost half of England’s local authorities (48 per cent) will be without a planning Core Strategy on 1 April 2012 when changes to the planning system are expected to take effect [1]. This means that when the presumption in favour of sustainable development is rolled out, nearly half the country will be very vulnerable to unplanned, poor quality development.
The problem is further compounded by the fact that two out of three local authorities are facing cuts to their planning budgets, leaving many councils struggling to get plans in place in sufficient time to protect their local green spaces [2].
Shaun Spiers, Chief Executive for CPRE, says: “This silence of the plans risks a real horror story for England’s unprotected green spaces. When the reforms hit, any area without a local plan will be more or less up for grabs as opportunistic developers make use of the ‘default yes to development’, which will apply when no plan exists.
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