Baker Report Update.
This is an old page now and will be removed shortly.
This is the governments
response to the Baker Report. Below is the extract from that response that
deals with the area that most concerns us. Although it appears the government
will do something about the Use Classes
Order and Temporary Uses What it says further on in the response is that
areas that can not be incorporated into present legislation will be legislated
for. This is one of those areas.
If you want to read the whole
response document it is on :-
http://www.planning.odpm.gov.uk/consult/greenpap/scdtp/index.htm
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Sustainable
Communities - Delivering through Planning
paragraph 50
In January we issued a consultation paper on possible
options for change to the Use Classes Order and Temporary Uses provisions.
We received some 2,500 responses. We are carefully considering these and will
make further announcements about how we intend to proceed as soon as
practicable. 18.07.02
We Still have time to fight this pending legislation
but we must act.
The Government want this planning act finished and in
place by 2004. But it will be done in stages rather than as one act. So if it
is done piece meal the section that concerns our sport could be implement as
soon as next year if we are very unlucky.
If you have not already written to your MP why not ?
Ostriches that stick their heads in the sand get their bums blown off.
It has been suggested that we do a drive through
London as the lorry drivers did.
Direct action may be the way to go in the future but
at present I suggest that we now write, e-mail direct to Mr John Prescott
himself as it is his department that is pushing this legislation through. We
also need to form alliances with all the other rally and off road clubs in
order to fight this. We also need to join up with the National Farmers Union
which is the biggest pressure and lobby group that can give us real clout. So
Watch this space.
Write to Your MP now