UK countryside at risk in rush to declare Britain ‘open for business’
by James Tapper from Environment | The Guardian on (#2783W)
Economically driven infrastructure and housing plans endanger beauty spots, say rural campaigners
Some of Britain's best-loved landscapes are being threatened by the government's rush to declare the country "open for business", warn rural campaigners.
Large developments and infrastructure projects are planned in some of the UK's most treasured tourist destinations, including the Lake District, the Cotswolds, and Sussex's High Weald as well as on large swaths of green belt land.
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