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Historic Gardens and Parks at Risk From Proposed Planning Rule Changes – Charity
The Gardens Trust warns removing statutory consultee status could cost local authorities up to £30 million annually and endanger over 1,700 protected historic sites.
- The Gardens Trust warned historic parks and gardens in England face risk from proposed planning rule changes as the Government plans a consultation to remove statutory consultees, including the Gardens Trust, and more than 90% of people are concerned new homes could threaten local green space.
- To avoid gaps, the Gardens Trust warned removing statutory consultees would weaken local planning authorities’ expertise, urging better-connected external advice and trained conservation officers.
- Historic parks and gardens provide habitat for threatened species of lichen and bees, help store carbon, counter urban heat, and support communities in 'levelling up' areas with local pride.
- Planning authorities could face increased risks from developers, housebuilders, and highways construction projects, the Gardens Trust warned that losing its statutory consultee role would be potentially devastating for conservation.
- More than 1,700 listed landscapes appear on the register of parks and gardens of special historic interest, while the trust lodged only 69 objections, including schemes affecting 1,135 new homes.
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A charity's warning historic parks and gardens are 'at risk' under proposed changes to planning rules.
The Gardens Trust says the government’s deciding whether to remove its input in the planning process in England. A new report shows 90% of people are concerned that government plans to build 1.5 million new homes could threaten green spaces. Linden Groves, who’s worked on projects at Painshill Park, Claremont and Chiswick House gardens, is the charity’s director.
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