Consultation on the Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system
Dear Deputy Prime Minister,
Consultation on the Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system
This is the Campaign for Pubs response to the open consultation on the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and other changes to the planning system.
We are responding in this way (by letter) because most of the consultation is about changing the NPPF with regard to housing, whereas we wish to respond about pubs and the need for greater protection for pubs in the planning system.
We understand the need for more housing (in the right places) at the same time as balancing pressure on local services and also properly engaging with and consulting with local people.
The aspiration (and then delivery) for more housing should and must not lead to a further loss of pubs; indeed more housing and larger local populations increase the need for pubs as community hubs for communities.
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