For the last 116 years, we’ve been looking after special places. The government’s planning reforms for England threaten green spaces that we all love. Not formal green belt and designated areas like National Parks but the two-thirds of countryside that isn’t protected.
The reforms deliberately skew the system in favour of economic growth. We support growth – but not at all costs. Longer-term, the reforms mean treasured green spaces on the edges of towns and villages disappearing under concrete. Once these spaces are gone, they’re gone for ever. Good planning should protect the environment, look after people’s welfare, as well as promote economic growth.
National Trust wants to get 100,000 signatures to persuade the government to change their perusal, and to preserve our countryside.
