{"id":18677,"date":"2018-04-10T17:42:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T16:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=18677"},"modified":"2018-04-10T17:42:03","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T16:42:03","slug":"civic-voice-publishes-results-of-member-survey-what-should-be-in-the-new-nppf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=18677","title":{"rendered":"Civic Voice publishes results of member survey: \u2018What should be in the new NPPF\u2019\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Civic Voice has published the results of a member survey asking \u2018What should be in the new NPPF\u2019, with members wanting to see green space, green belt and conservation areas given greater protection following the NPPF review.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Civic Voice writes:<\/p>\n

\u2026 Civic Voice \u2013 the authoritative voice for the civic movement \u2013 has\u2026 published results of a member survey asking poll \u2018What should be the priorities in reforming the planning system?<\/p>\n

The website poll was launched on Monday 6th March to coincide with the launch of National Planning Policy Framework consultation. After 458 votes, 35% of respondents say that they want to see green spaces given better protection during the review followed by greater protection for the green belt with 23%. Not surprisingly and linking with the Civic Voice campaign on conservation areas, third highest is stronger protection against inappropriate development in a conservation area 9%.<\/p>\n

Ian Harvey, Civic Voice said \u2018We have started reading though the draft new NPPF to spot matters of possible relevance to Civic Voice and local communities. In general, it is welcome, but we do have areas of concern with issues such as the proposal to define centrally the scale of house building needed in each area is controversial. Some areas will have to build more, some less. It is a very blunt instrument, but we accept the present methodology is far from perfect. We are concerned at proposals to punish councils by making it harder for them to resist development and stopping bonus payments to them where the delivery of houses falls below certain targets. It is often outside Council control how quickly development is delivered. During the financial crash a few years ago building almost stopped and this was something Councils could not have prevented.\u2019<\/p>\n

Harvey added \u2018We very much welcome the statement that the concept of conservation should not be devalued through the designation of areas that lack special interest. Civic Voice is encouraging better conservation through our Big Conservation Conversation, so we are not surprised to see this as a high item on this poll\u2019<\/p>\n

Based on the survey of 458 votes casted so far, the results of the Civic Voice poll so fa find (in order) communities wanting:<\/p>\n