Times Are Tough - We Can't Afford to Be Anti-Development
The Journal › September 29, 2011
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Summary
AS a town planner it's rare to see your favourite subject make the front page. However, the Government's new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has stirred up a hornet's nest of high- profile opposition, led by the Daily Telegraph and the National Trust. For those who thought this was only a southern "nimby" issue, even The Journal recently reported fears over urban sprawl in Northumberland. This followed on from last week's publication of the Draft Newcastle/Gateshead Core Strategy.
The Journal front page headline asked whether anywhere will be "safe" from new housing.See the full content of this document
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Times Are Tough - We Can't Afford to Be Anti-Development
In reality we shouldn't be too worried that Northumberland, the most sparsely populated county in England, is in danger of being concreted over.
With a construction industry on its knees from three years of unrelenting rec...See the full content of this document
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