BBC: David Cameron has defended plans to simplify the planning system, saying they aimed to balance environmental and social benefits with economic ones.
In a letter to the National Trust, which has criticised the draft National Planning Policy Framework, he vowed to protect the "magnificent countryside".
Campaigners fear a new "presumption in favour of sustainable development" would extend urban sprawl in England.
The National Trust said it welcomed the prime minister's personal intervention.......
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United Kingdom: Cameron vow to protect green belt
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 21st, 2011
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