The Alliance’s Rural Heritage Advocacy Group has responded to the Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry: 25-Year Environment Plan. Our response notes, among other things that the plan is ambitious for heritage, given the extent of decay of the rural historic environment. Importantly, the Plan repeatedly emphasises the importance of public goods. It also gives the natural and historic environments parity of approach, an approach which is long overdue. From both a natural environment and a historic environment perspective, we do not think there is a lack of ambition. Our response will be on our website shortly- apologies for the delay due to technical problems.
The National Trust has also shared its analysis with the Environmental Audit Committee as part of their inquiry on the Plan.