National Policies
CPRE's Policy on Water Resources
Water is an essential natural resource, vital for life. Yet ever rising demand for water, planned future growth in housing and the uncertainties of climate change raise difficult issues for sustainable water resource management. Conserving this resource, more efficient use of existing supplies and the need to better integrate water considerations into decisions over land use planning are essential to protect the countryside.
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The National Planning Policy Framework is the Coalition's response to streamlining National Planning Policy such as Planning Policy Statements (PPS), Planning Policy Guidance (PPG) and Circulars.
In October 2010 an event was held at the Merci centre in Manchester by North West Environment Link - 'Big Society and the Environment'.
Natural England has produced a document 'Nature Nearby - Accessible Natural Greenspace Guidance' that outlines its proposals on how to implement the ANGSt standard.
A Prospectus for Green Infrastructure - underpinning the sustainable development of Northwest England.