{"id":37290,"date":"2023-08-15T09:06:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T08:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=37290"},"modified":"2023-08-12T17:22:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T16:22:48","slug":"national-park-bosses-slam-goves-permitted-development-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=37290","title":{"rendered":"National Park bosses \u2018slam\u2019 Gove\u2019s permitted development plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-31501\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MichaelGove_Open_Government_Licence_v3-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>The new consultation on letting rural landowners convert barns without planning consent has drawn special ire from England\u2019s national parks leads.<\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: for illustration &#8211; Open Government Licence v3.0<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 legislation that would change permitted development rights, loosening the planning system\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em>Housing Today<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>Michael Gove\u2019s levelling up department has launched a consultation on legislation that would change permitted development rights, loosening the planning system within national parks and other conservation areas.<\/p>\n<p>The department has stated that it wishes to give farmers \u201cgreater freedom\u201d with their buildings in order to \u201csupport the delivery of new homes in rural communities\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAllowing our town and village centres within protected landscapes (such as national parks) to benefit from the right could help ensure the longer-term viability and vitality of these community hubs, supporting the residents and businesses that rely on them,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>But the chief executive of the Yorkshire Dales national park described the move as \u201cbonkers\u201d and warned that landscapes could be ruined if the new rules come to pass&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Bishop, the CEO of Dartmoor national park authority, said: \u201cNational parks were designated for their outstanding natural beauty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe proposed extension of permitted developments could destroy these landscapes and cause untold harm to the local economy and local communities&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed legislation has also been opposed by Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson Tim Farron, who represents a Lake District constituency, and by countryside charity CPRE.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/news\/national-park-bosses-slam-goves-permitted-development-plans\/5124596.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more background see the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=37248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IHBC NewsBlog<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new consultation on letting rural landowners convert barns without planning consent has drawn special ire from England\u2019s national parks leads. image: for illustration &#8211; Open Government Licence v3.0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37290"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37291,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37290\/revisions\/37291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}