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Defend your rights in the planning system

The Government wants to change the law to stop you having a meaningful say in what happens in your local area.

This will make it easier for nuclear power stations, major roads, airport runways, and waste incinerators to be built where you live without your say.

There is a public consultation on these proposals – until 17 August 2007. This is your chance to make your voice heard . It will only take a minute but will make a huge difference so thank you.

Please fill in your name and address below and click send.

Dear Planning White Paper Team,

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I am writing in response to the consultation on the Planning White Paper. I am very worried about the effects the proposals will have on local democracy, communities and the environment. The Planning White Paper threatens to make a mockery out of local democracy, stripping away fundamental rights to participate in matters of development. I particularly object that there is no guarantee that local people will be able to challenge major projects in any meaningful way at public inquiries. Without the right safeguards, the proposals in the Planning White Paper will also create increased pressure to destroy valuable landscapes, habitats and historic environments across the country. I am asking for: - Any national statements on major infrastructure projects to consider all the alternatives, and properly involve local people - Decisions made by democratically accountable politicians, not an unelected commission - A legal right for local people to challenge projects at a public inquiry - Natural and historic resources protected for future generations - A legal duty on all decision makers to promote sustainable development. Please review the proposals and make changes that give people a meaningful voice in delivering sustainable development.

Yours sincerely,

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