Press release
Planning under attack (again)
19 November 2012
Reacting to David Cameron's call today for a crackdown on the planning system as part of a war-time effort to boost the economy, Friends of the Earth's Executive Director Andy Atkins said:
"The planning system plays an important role in protecting our green and pleasant land. It mustn't become a scapegoat for the Government's economic failings.
"EU rules protect peoples' legal right to defend their environment - any moves to prevent this may well be unlawful.
"Protecting the environment and boosting the economy are two sides of the same coin.
"With anti-environment Chancellor George Osborne leading plans to put economic growth on a war footing, one bit of the economy that has grown - the green bit - is now under concerted attack."
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Last modified: Nov 2012
