Comment UK October 2009


 * New Infrastructure Planning Commission fails to give people a proper say on major projects, FoE, October 1 Friends of the Earth remains deeply concerned that under the Planning Act 2008, decisions will be made by unelected Commissioners (October 1 marks the first day of the Infrastructure Planning Commission) who are unaccountable to the public - making it increasingly difficult for ordinary people to engage in local decision-making. There is also no legal duty on the IPC to consider the climate change impacts of major infrastructure projects. The organisation ran a high profile campaign to strengthen the Planning Bill which saw more than 30,000 people write to their MP. topic

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