Friday, 23 July 2010

Shapps Gives Rural Communities 'Right to Build'

Grant Shapps has announced a new right will allow people in rural villages to choose what is built in their area, helping to make sure that children who live there are protected against unwanted development in the future. The 'Community Right to Build' will allow local people and communities across England to decide where to create new homes, shops business and facilities where they want them and where they are needed, not where local councils and central government think they should be and free from unnecessary red tape and bureaucracy. Celebrity builder and TV presenter Tommy Walsh said "Whether it's building affordable housing to allow young people to remain in their village, housing for the elderly, new schools or even business developments to keep the community vibrant - if it's what the community wants, it should be made easier for them to do it. Download the “Community Right to Build” leaflet from the CLG website by clicking on the logo below.

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