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NPA concern at Tories’ major planning reforms

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Authority chair cites ‘lack of any mention’ of national parks

blunt tool for calculating new housing needs”. It was also “difficult to see” how a national, centralised system of generating binding housing requirements for local authorities would have “suffi- cient finesse”, the NPA said. A national development man- agement policy would unlikely be “sufficiently nuanced and detailed” to work in practice, the NPA said. It was also not necessary, it added, given the NPA had re- cently completed an overarch- ing Local Plan setting out its developmental priorities for the next two decades. The NPA also raised concerns at the government’s proposed 30-month timescale to produce final plans, calling that “unreal- istic”. But it welcomed some ide- as, such as more enforcement powers and sanctions to ad- dress unauthorised develop- ment, as well as higher fines for rule breakers and new ways of supporting enforcement activ- ity. Steve Avery, NPA executive director of strategy and plan- ning, said: “We are currently frustrated at the lack of en- forcement powers available to us to address damaging devel- opments within the national park. We have also asked for more support for affordable housing in national parks.” “Our role of taking away the rubbish is just one part of the jigsaw. Everyone – individuals, households, manufacturers, re- tailers – needs to play their part in reducing, reusing, and recy- cling, and I urge anyone that cares about the environment to read what we are working on so they are then able to give us their informed comments, good and bad.” The deadline for comments is on 10th December. Changes to the waste and recycling col- lection service are expected no earlier than 2022. Visit www. newforest.gov.uk/wastestrategy Horse dies in crash with two vehicles A HORSE was killed in a col- lision with two vehicles which partially closed a stretch of the A31 at Ringwood for about 10 hours on Saturday. The incident involved a Mercedes Sprinter van and a Toyota Yaris just after 5am on the westbound carriageway at Poulner Hill, near Eastfield Lane. Both vehicles were dam- aged, but their occupants were not injured. The animal died at the scene. ALL TYPES OF WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRS Kris Perlowski 6 Spartina Drive, Lymington SKIP HIRE 07787 153873 12 Fairlea Road, Lymington FOREST MINI SKIPS LYMINGTON

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THE government has prom- ised to ensure the protection of national parks after concerns were raised by the New Forest National Park Authority about the potential impact of radical changes to national planning laws. NPA chair Gavin Parker wrote to the government point- ing out national parks current- ly have the highest protection possible but there is a “lack of any mention” of them in a new government white paper outlin- ing a possible overhaul of plan- ning laws. “We would not want to see any of the existing protections given to national parks weakened fur- ther,” Prof. Parker responded in a letter, seen by the A&T. Overall the NPA accepted the current planning system re- quires reforms, such as a great- er emphasis on better designed buildings and simplifying pro- cesses. But Prof. Parker stressed those should not be made at the expense of undermining existing protections in the New Forest. “We have raised concerns

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NPA chair Gavin Parker (inset) is keen to maintain protections currently afforded to national parks, like the New Forest

about proposals which would allow more types of develop- ment without needing planning permission,” Prof Parker con- tinued. “We’re also concerned that the proposed changes appear to make it harder for local peo- ple to engage with the planning system, both at the strategic plan-making stage and in con- sidering applications for new development.” In response, the Ministry of Alternative systems would be provided for households deemed unsuitable, although these have not been specified. The proposals were described at the weekend as a “done deal” by Cllr David Harrison, leader of NFDC’s Liberal Democrat opposition group, who urged the consultation to be made more extensive to reach more people. He said of the Tory adminis- tration: “They are giving every indication that there won’t be a but a report said research esti- mated 92% of homes would be suitable.

Housing, Communities and Lo- cal Government told the A&T: “National parks are our most valued green spaces and we will ensure their protection for fu- ture generations. “We’re reforming the coun- try’s outdated planning system to make it simpler and faster, placing environmental protec- tion, community engagement and sustainability at the heart of our reforms.” Prime Minster Boris Johnson choice in the matter. The wheel- ie bins are going to be imposed whether local people think it is a good thing or not. “There will be a consultation, which starts on Thursday 12th November, but I don’t expect it will be asking people wheth- er they want them or not, more to do with the way the new waste collection service is to operate. “This raises the possibility of thousands of people being un- aware of what’s going to hap- pen. I am calling upon the Con- servatives to think again about informing people, both about Bargate, based at Fair Oak, has said there is a “pressing need” for new homes in Pen- nington and the wider New Forest due to a shortage of low-cost housing. It cited the national park as the most ex- pensive in the country to buy a property. Bargate said it will widen footpaths near the develop- ment to reduce car dependen- cy. It also said an urban drain- age system will double as a flood prevention measure. As reported in the A&T, some residents have welcomed the plans by Bargate, whose 110-home proposals Continued from front page

has promised to “build, build, build” to provide more homes, and to streamline planning pro- cesses to help young families get on the housing ladder. But in its response to govern- ment draft proposals, the NPA took issue with ideas such as basing housing targets on the affordability of certain areas and extent of urban zones. Those were “overly simplis- tic”, the NPA said, with the lev- el of affordability “a particularly the proposed changes and the consultation.” The consultation follows a draft waste and recycling strat- egy being approved by the council’s Conservative cabi- net – which stressed the plans needed to be scrutinised by the public before more detail is added. parent company Vivid is one of the largest housing associa- tions in the UK. They said more homes were needed to keep lo- cal, young families living in the area in which they grew up. However, some local council- lors have raised concerns over flooding and smells from a sew- age plant near the area. They were also worried about how the housing estate would affect traffic on the busy A337. Others suspected that after gaining approval for 110 homes in phase one, Bargate would in- crease its plans for the remain- der of the plot in phase two. The deadline for comments lodged with NFDC is 27th No- vember, with a decision at a lat- er date. Cllr Hoare said: “After a lot of research and project planning, including visiting other places to see what works well, we are now proposing what we have evaluated to be the best way to collect waste and recycling for the New Forest.

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