Please stop this planning de regulation now!

It seems to me that this is a massive power grab by central government to control us by removing local democratic processes that are now in place. What then about the Local Plans that in some cases have taken years to carefully develop? There are serious concerns here about the lack of importance attached to the local ecology and attempts to protect local wildlife. The one solution to fit all denies people participation in decisions that will affect them now and in the future. In the headlong rush to build houses this government is forgetting that they need to be appropriate, sustainable, affordable and decent to live in for the community they are build for.

Clearly covering a lot of countryside in bricks and mortar is something that is being caused by the ever increasing population. However very little thought is going into this process and nature is on the run and being eradicated. Most planning application of any size does allow a 3min slot for a resident in the area effected to have his or her say. Then it is totally ignored so democracy has no say when Government ,Planners and Developers get their heads together. The situation is dire and very depressing.

Communities and local voices should be heard before any developers

People must be allowed to have a say at what is built in their areas. The number of people on housing waiting list grows longer by the day and there is an immediate need for more social housing to be built not less. Shared ownership is not an option for a vast number of the population and never will be . Building has to be appropriate for the area it is being built in and the infrastructure there to support it. Not building for the sake of building and having roads gridlocked, hospitals and doctors surgeries unable to cope with the demand. Not to mention the ecological impact. We need now more than ever to look after the biodiversity we have and encourage it rather than destroying it. For the sake of future generations.

This change to the Planning rules threatens to destroy the democratic process and to undermine all the hard work that has gone into creating Neighbourhood Plans. Local opinion and support is crucial to fair and democratic government. The proposed changes do nothing but pander to developers and central government.