[Diggers350] Open Spaces Society 'government undermine own environmental planning promises'

Sat Jun 12 13:03:14 BST 2021

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>OPEN SPACES SOCIETY
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>NEWS RELEASE
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>OPEN SPACES SOCIETYS DISMAY THAT GOVERNMENT UNDERMINES ENVIRONMENTAL PROMISES
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>Until government departments stop undermining 
>Defras promises, there is little hope of 
>achieving them.  So declares Kate Ashbrook, the 
>general secretary of the Open Spaces Society(1), 
>in Opinion (page 1) of the societys magazine 
>Open Space, published today (11 June).
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>Kate writes of the optimistic announcements from 
>the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and 
>Rural Affairs, George Eustice, on 18 May, to 
>halt the decline of nature with a 
>legally-binding target for species abundance 
>(to be defined) by 2030, restoration of 35,000 
>hectares of peatland by 2025, and woodlands 
>expanded to cover 2 per cent of England by mid-century.
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>These are fine words, says Kate, but there 
>was precious little said about people.
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>It appears that little of the new woodland will 
>be around towns and cities where it is needed 
>most, and that any new access there will be permissive rather than by right.
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>But the societys principal concern is that, 
>while Defra makes promises, other government 
>departments undermine themwith HS2, the 
>£27-billion road programme, and the wrecking of 
>the planning system.  When he was asked about 
>this, George Eustice gave an inadequate reply: 
>we sometimes have to balance difficult judgements.
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>Says Kate: Government must be fully behind 
>Defras promises, otherwise they cannot be 
>achieved.  Government needs to listen to the 
>voices of young people tooit is their hopes 
>which will be dashed unless government stops the wreckage.
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>Also in this issue of Open Space:
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>    * Eleven-year-old Patricia Wittbom from 
> Cheshire hikes 21 kilometres to raise money for 
> the Open Spaces Society (front cover and page 4).
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>    * The societys historic lantern-slide collection revealed (page 2).
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>    * The societys campaign to encourage local 
> councils voluntarily to dedicate land as a town 
> or village green(2), to protect it from 
> development and give local people rights of recreation there (page 7).
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>    * Success in winning a public inquiry for 
> the pernicious exchange of land at Woodcock 
> Hill village green, Borehamwood in 
> Hertfordshire, and victory in stopping 
> intrusive fencing on Rhos Gelli Gron Common in Ceredigion (page 8).
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>Attached: Open Space, summer 2021
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>ENDS
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>Notes for editors
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>1.         The Open Spaces Society was founded 
>in 1865 and is Britains oldest national 
>conservation body.  It campaigns to protect 
>common land, village greens, open spaces and 
>public paths, and peoples right to enjoy them.
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>2          Town and village green can be any 
>land which has been enjoyed by local people for 
>20 years, without being stopped or asking 
>permission.  However, if a landowner wishes 
>voluntarily to register land as a green, he or 
>she may do so merely by providing proof of 
>ownership and the consent of any leaseholder or 
>chargeholder.  Once registered the land is 
>protected by section 12 of the Inclosure Act 
>1857 and section 29 of the Commons Act 1876, and 
>local people have rights of recreation there.
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>CONTACT:   Kate Ashbrook:
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><mailto:kateashbrook at oss.org.uk>kateashbrook at oss.org.uk
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