Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 9.1:
The Countryside Agency's
designated and defined interests
in areas where provision for recreation is seen as important, such as
National Parks, primary uses such as agriculture and forestry still
dominate…[and] the reactive nature of the planning process means that
opportunities to secure recreation provision are not taken up.
(Ravenscroft 1992:135)
In fact, the political processes associated with local authority recreation planning and
issues such as planning gain are increasingly being used by developers as betterment
payments for the right to develop, making recreation and community benefit a tool to
exercise leverage on planning applications.
