Importing a policy problem? Affordable housing in Britain's National Parks

Richards, F. J.; Satsangi, Madhu

doi:10.1080/0269745042000323201

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“…This contrasts with other countries such as the USA and New Zealand where National Parks are nationally owned and are managed mainly for ecosystem protection and recreation, with minimal or no resource exploitation or habitation (Richards 2004). The diverse land uses of National Parks in Britain create a challenge for National Park authorities who have to balance a range of responsibilities:…”

Section: National Parks In the Britainmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…The lack of rural affordable housing also leads to issues of social justice and inequality as 'local people' are unable to afford homes as a result of the demand from more wealthy 'outsiders' (Richards 2004). This has led to tension in some rural areas with attacks on holiday homes and businesses (Bathurst 2007;Morris 2007).…”

Section: Sustainable Rural Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…First, National Parks were much more recently set up following the National Parks in Scotland Act (2000). Second, alongside the primary conservation aims is the promotion of "sustainable economic and social development of the area's communities" (Richards 2004). There are now two National Parks in Scotland with a total population of 32,000.…”

Section: National Parks In the Britainmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These factors compound the reduction of social housing as a result of the 1980 right to buy policy which affects all areas but is particularly severe in rural locations. Right to buy sales have been highest in the most accessible villages, in areas of high demand (such as National Parks) and for the larger properties, particularly houses (Richards 2004;Dunn 1987).…”

Section: Sustainable Rural Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…housing, education) remain with the constituent local authority (Richards 2004). The two main statutory purposes of National Parks in England and Wales are to conserve the natural landscape and environment and to promote public understanding and enjoyment of the special qualities of National Parks.…”

Section: National Parks In the Britainmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Population Sustainability in Rural Communities: the Case of Two British National Parks

Marshall

Simpson

2008

Appl. Spatial Analysis

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This paper uses projections of population and housing to explore issues of population sustainability in the Cairngorms and Peak District National Parks. The projections demonstrate that if recent trends of births, deaths and migration continue both National Parks will not be sustainable as the younger profile of out-migration relative to in-migration causes populations to become increasingly elderly. Whilst these processes of demographic change are common to many rural areas we demonstrate that the effects of migration and associated population ageing are more extreme within the National Parks than in surrounding areas. Further projection scenarios show that the number of new houses required to prevent the decline in the working age population is politically unfeasible. Policies that aim to change the migration age pattern and to cater for the needs of the elderly population are essential if the sustainability and vibrancy of local communities are to be maintained.

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Section: National Parks In the Britainmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Sustainable Rural Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: National Parks In the Britainmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sustainable Rural Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: National Parks In the Britainmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Population Sustainability in Rural Communities: the Case of Two British National Parks

Marshall

Simpson

2008

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Rural Housing

Shucksmith¹,

Sturzaker²

2012

International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home

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A feeling for what's best : Landscape aesthetics and notions of appropriate residential architecture in Dartmoor National Park, England

Tatum

Porter

Hale

2017

Journal of Rural Studies

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contested part of landscape planning, inseparable from park conservation ideologies and policies. Within public discourse, new housing proposals can be praised for enhancing the landscape or decried for destroying it, while the decisions of planning authorities legitimise or marginalise different points-of-view. Set in Dartmoor National Park, this paper explores the competing aesthetic interpretations of landscape and the rural as represented within the design and planning of two separate residential sites that were redeveloped between 1998-2008. Discourse analysis of interviews (with architects, planners and clients), policies, and written accounts (planning applications and associated correspondence) investigates the positions of various stakeholders in response to these housing projects and to their protected rural landscape settings.Results reveal how notions of landscape context and aesthetics vary across different stakeholder groups, with design quality, sympathetic scale and landscape enhancement proving to be key areas of contention. Differing interpretations of national park planning policy, the problematic nature of communicating and judging qualitative ongoing emphasis on visual aspects of landscape aesthetics mean that incorporating new housing design within national park landscapes remains challenging.

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Importing a policy problem? Affordable housing in Britain's National Parks

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

Population Sustainability in Rural Communities: the Case of Two British National Parks

Population Sustainability in Rural Communities: the Case of Two British National Parks

Rural Housing

A feeling for what's best : Landscape aesthetics and notions of appropriate residential architecture in Dartmoor National Park, England

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