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EAST OF ENGLAND PLAN: THE GOVERNMENT DOESN’T LISTEN… AGAIN

12 May 2008

The Government today (Monday) launched the final version of its plan for the East of England. Despite repeated submissions from interested parties at all stages in its preparation and the consultation process, the Government has persisted in sticking to its targets for very high rates of growth and development in the region.

Countryside campaigners point out that this would have a devastating effect on the countryside and on those in the region. CPRE East of England Chairman Lawrence Wragg said:

"This is a sad day for all who live and work in the Eastern Region. From the outset, the Government was warned of the impact that development on such a scale would have on our environment and quality of life, but has chosen to ignore it.

"If the Government had been listening then their hearing aid was turned down low, because all they have seemed to hear was the voice of the Treasury.

"People in the East of England will now have to bear a substantial environmental cost for the Government’s growth plans over which they have virtually no say."



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