22nd October 2009, 06:59 PM
Quote:if a more comprehensive system could be workable without impacting on other industries' daily activities, such as agriculture
I'm afraid you'll be disappointed Windbag as the current trend appears to be in the other direction - with increased deregulation and expansion of permitted development rights for certain schemes including microgeneration. The ploughing of Scheduled Sites can only really be halted effectively now through Environmental Stewardship schemes which are voluntary and have done nothing to help protect these sites in my area - yet. Perhaps the incentives should be greater? And still it boils down to money, the reason the whole class consent for ploughing thing was fudged in the first place.
Still, at least no one is holding 'Digfests' on them..... :face-plain:
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