{"id":3226,"date":"2011-10-08T08:32:03","date_gmt":"2011-10-08T08:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=3226"},"modified":"2011-10-08T08:50:47","modified_gmt":"2011-10-08T08:50:47","slug":"nt%e2%80%99s-vision-%e2%80%98make-nppf-fit-for-purpose%e2%80%99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=3226","title":{"rendered":"NT\u2019s vision: \u2018Make NPPF fit for purpose!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following assurances from the Prime Minister that the planning system should continue to serve the public interest by balancing social and environmental benefits with those of the economy, the National Trust has set out our positive vision including the top line requirements for a planning system which can deliver that balance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published by the Coalition Government in July, threatened to put short-term economic gain ahead of all other considerations, including the impact on local communities and local green spaces.<\/p>\n

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Dame Fiona Reynolds, our Director-General, said: \u2018We warmly \u00a0welcomed the Prime Minister\u2019s intervention; our task now is to play a full part in the consultation process until we are satisfied that the final planning regulation reflects his assurances, providing a neutral framework which decision makers can use to achieve balance.\u2019<\/p>\n

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\u2018We support the simplification and streamlining of the planning system and agree that it needs to provide land for new housing, jobs and infrastructure as well as protecting the environment. We are also keen to see greater engagement by local people in the decisions that affect their future.\u2019<\/p>\n

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\u2018What we question is the present draft NPPF, which does not deliver these goals. It needs significant change to properly reflect the ambition of balance.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The National Trust\u2019s ten \u2018asks\u2019 of the NPPF are:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Confirmation that the planning system should not be used as a blunt tool to \u2018proactively drive development\u2019.<\/p>\n

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2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clarification of how planning should promote genuinely, robustly defined, sustainable development.<\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clause 130 of the Localism Bill, (Applications for planning permission: local finance considerations) should be removed. Financial payments should not be a material consideration in planning decisions.<\/p>\n

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4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The NPPF should see no diminution of protection for designated countryside and heritage; and planning should continue to protect the wider countryside \u2018for its own sake\u2019.<\/p>\n

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5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The NPPF should adopt an explicit \u2018brownfield first\u2019 approach.<\/p>\n

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6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The NPPF should provide a five year supply of land for housing, but the requirement to identify an additional 20 per cent of land should be dropped.<\/p>\n

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7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The default \u2018YES\u2019, and requirement to grant permission where a local plan is out-of-date, indeterminate or silent, is irresponsible and must be removed.<\/p>\n

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8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Localism should be real: communities should be given genuine power to shape their area for the better.<\/p>\n

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9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is fundamentally wrong that neighbourhood plans should be led and funded by business. It should be a core principle of the reforms that any plans, whether at neighbourhood or local authority level, should be genuinely community led.<\/p>\n

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10. There should be a limited third party right of appeal, in circumstances where consent is granted for development that is inconsistent with the local plan. This should be guaranteed by the Localism Bill.<\/p>\n

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For early background on the NPPF see IHBC NewsBlog<\/span>: LINK<\/a><\/p>\n

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National Trust Article<\/span>: LINK <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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