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Campaigners step up landscape fight as HS2 bill is launched The government is pressing ahead with legislation that will eventually enable work to start on the £50bn HS2 high-speed rail link. Legislation which will give the government the legal powers to construct and operate the London to Birmingham first phase of HS2 is going through Parliament. If it progresses smoothly, it should receive Royal Assent around the end of 2016, with work beginning on the project in 2017, with a finishing date of 2026. It comes as research from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) shows that better data collection and a new indicator of tranquillity are needed to increase protection for England’s most peaceful areas.
In surveying a range of authorities, from National Parks to borough councils, CPRE’s Give peace a chance report shows that 90 per cent of authorities would like better guidance and new data to develop tranquillity policies. More than 90 per cent of respondents support the case for new national tranquillity maps, which CPRE believes could greatly help local authorities when new infrastructure projects are planned. Numerous studies show that immersion in nature is good for health and wellbeing. Tranquillity is therefore a vital resource for people to relieve stress and recharge their batteries. Graeme Willis, rural campaigner at the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), comments:
“It’s encouraging that Government has looked afresh at how good design can reduce the impact of new infrastructure, and pledged to provide new maps of open-access green space. But our research shows that councils are unlikely to drive forward the policies we need to protect some of our most tranquil areas without better open data and guidance. “The Coalition Government introduced a landmark national policy to protect areas of tranquillity. We’re therefore calling on the new Government to build on their manifesto commitments and invest a modest amount to enable councils to improve quality of life in their communities.” Yet, in 2007, CPRE’s ‘intrusion’ mapping showed that such areas
are getting rarer: the tranquillity of England is being increasingly fragmented by urban development and new infrastructure. CPRE’s report finds that some planning authorities have successfully developed policies to protect tranquillity since 2012, when the Government’s flagship planning reform, the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), encouraged them to do so. Yet the report indicates that few authorities outside of those set up to manage protected areas like National Parks have implemented policies protecting tranquillity – and 75 per cent of authorities without a current policy do not plan to introduce one. CPRE
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Introducing the Pergone BALI announces Chief Executive appointment range from Furnitubes BALI’s Board of Directors has announced the promotion of Wayne Grills to the role of Chief Executive of the association. His appointment is effective immediately. Since joining BALI in 2011 Wayne Grills has been instrumental in achieving the systems and processes at Landscape House set out in the Board’s Strategic Plan. His appointment to the role of Chief Executive recognises his achievements and acknowledges the increased responsibility that
comes with the growth in membership and influence of the association over the past four years. BALI National Chairman Bob Field said: “People are voting with their feet and BALI has experienced a marked increase in membership numbers. Wayne has done an excellent job since joining the association and we feel the title of Chief Executive better represents the role and responsibilities he undertakes.”
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