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Report backs village housing

Series: CLA Press Release ; 9 February 2004 (2)Publication details: 2004Subject(s): Summary: A report by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) claims that planning authorities should be able to meet local housing needs by allowing homes to be built on the edge of villages. The CLA backs the retention of the exception site policy and suggests that the re-use of farm buildings for housing should be made easier and that such buildings should be classed as brownfield. "Housing the rural economy" can be viewed on the CLA website, http://www.cla.org.uk/article.php?page=news&subPag e=Press%20Releases&docnum=674&CLA=ddfd1750a51bd491 5546c09a098e8020. CLA press release, http://www.cla.org.uk/article.php?docnum=666&page= news&CLA=ddfd1750a51bd4915546c09a098e8020

A report by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) claims that planning authorities should be able to meet local housing needs by allowing homes to be built on the edge of villages. The CLA backs the retention of the exception site policy and suggests that the re-use of farm buildings for housing should be made easier and that such buildings should be classed as brownfield. "Housing the rural economy" can be viewed on the CLA website, http://www.cla.org.uk/article.php?page=news&subPag e=Press%20Releases&docnum=674&CLA=ddfd1750a51bd491 5546c09a098e8020. CLA press release, http://www.cla.org.uk/article.php?docnum=666&page= news&CLA=ddfd1750a51bd4915546c09a098e8020