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Independent: Some forests could be stripped of protection under planning reforms being considered by the Government, the Woodland Trust has warned.
The conservation charity says the changes to planning guidance could slip through unnoticed in the aftermath of the row that forced the Government into a U-turn over its plans to privatise public forests.
According to the trust, a review that aims to consolidate the 25 clauses in the current legislation as part of an attempt to hand power back to local communities,......
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United Kingdom: Planning changes ‘put forests at risk’
Posted by Independent: Mark Hughes on February 21st, 2011
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