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Local landscape protection may go

Series: CPRE Press Release ; (31/04) 9 June 2004 (2)Publication details: 2004Subject(s): Summary: Countryside campaigners are appealing to the government to retain the right for local communities to safeguard the most valued landscapes by giving them protected status in local planning policies. The campaign is a result of proposed planning policies, which would scrap local landscape designations. The ODPM consultation paper "Draft Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 7: sustainable development in rural areas" is available to view at http://www.planning.odpm.gov.uk. http://www.cpre.org.uk/news-releases/news-rel-2004 /31-04.htm

Countryside campaigners are appealing to the government to retain the right for local communities to safeguard the most valued landscapes by giving them protected status in local planning policies. The campaign is a result of proposed planning policies, which would scrap local landscape designations. The ODPM consultation paper "Draft Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 7: sustainable development in rural areas" is available to view at http://www.planning.odpm.gov.uk. http://www.cpre.org.uk/news-releases/news-rel-2004 /31-04.htm