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The HoL are running an enquiry into future land use policy. I strongly suggest we all look to submit evidence on at least the points around future farm land use policy
Aim of the inquiry
The House of Lords Select Committee on Land Use in England was appointed in January 2022. It is chaired by Lord Cameron of Dillington. The Committee is required to agree its report by the end of November 2022.
Over the course of its inquiry, the Committee will be undertaking a wide-ranging study of all aspects of land use in England, the policies which govern them, the short and longer-term outlook for how land use may change and may need to change, and the most appropriate response to these changes. Within this study we will be considering the role of the key drivers of land use change including climate change, biodiversity decline, population and economic growth, and the extent of their influence.
Most importantly, the Committee will be looking at how the Government can best develop a strategy to plan for these changes, and is also keen to hear proposed solutions to current and emerging challenges. The Committee has a particular focus on integration of policies and on planning for multifunctional land use, and would especially welcome contributions on these themes.
This is a public call for written evidence to be submitted to the Committee. The deadline is 4.00pm on Tuesday 26 April 2022. You can follow the progress of the inquiry on Twitter @LordsLandCom.
All are welcome to respond to the Call for Evidence and there are no barriers to making a submission. Respondents are not obliged to respond to every question listed, and so may confine their response to their particular areas of interest or expertise as they find appropriate.
Diversity comes in many forms and hearing a range of different perspectives means that committees are better informed and can more effectively scrutinise public policy and legislation. Committees can undertake their role most effectively when they hear from a wide range of individuals, sectors or groups in society affected by a particular policy or piece of legislation. We encourage anyone with experience or expertise of an issue under investigation by a select committee to share their views with the committee, with the full knowledge that their views have value and are welcome.
Questions
The Committee is happy to receive submissions on any issues related to the subject of the inquiry but would particularly welcome submissions on the questions listed below. You do not need to address every question. Respondents may interpret the questions broadly and provide as much information as possible. Instructions on how to submit evidence are set out at the end of this document.
Pressures and challenges
1. What do you see as the most notable current challenges in relation to land use in England? How might these challenges best be tackled? How do you foresee land use in England changing over the long term? How should competing priorities for land use be managed?
2. What are the key drivers of land use change which need to be planned for, and how should they be planned for? What is the role of multifunctional land use strategies in implementing these plans?
3. How might we achieve greater and more effective coordination, integration and delivery of land use policy and management at a central, regional, local and landscape level?
Farming and land management
4. What impacts are changes to farming and agricultural practices, including food production, likely to have on land use in England? What is the role of new technology and changing standards of land management?
5. What impact are the forthcoming environmental land management schemes likely to have on agriculture, biodiversity and wellbeing? What do you see as their merits and disadvantages?
Nature, landscape and biodiversity
6. What do you see as the key threats to nature and biodiversity in England in the short and longer term, and what role should land use policy have in tackling these?
7. What are the merits and challenges of emerging policies such as nature-based solutions (including eco-system and carbon markets), local nature recovery strategies and the biodiversity net gain requirement? Are these policies compatible, and how can we ensure they support one another, and that they deliver effective benefits for nature?
Environment, climate change, energy and infrastructure
8. How will commitments such as the 25-year environment plan and the net zero target require changes to land use in England, and what other impacts might these changes have?
9. How should land use pressures around energy and infrastructure be managed?
Land use planning
10. What do you see as the advantages and disadvantages of the existing land use planning system and associated frameworks in England? How effectively does the system manage competing demands on land, including the Government’s housing and development objectives? What would be the merits of introducing a formal spatial planning framework or frameworks, and how might it be implemented?
11. What lessons may be learned from land use planning frameworks in the devolved nations and abroad, and how might these lessons apply to England?
Conclusion
12. Which organisations would be best placed to plan and decide on the allocation of land for the various competing agendas for land use in England, and how should they set about doing so?
Aim of the inquiry
The House of Lords Select Committee on Land Use in England was appointed in January 2022. It is chaired by Lord Cameron of Dillington. The Committee is required to agree its report by the end of November 2022.
Over the course of its inquiry, the Committee will be undertaking a wide-ranging study of all aspects of land use in England, the policies which govern them, the short and longer-term outlook for how land use may change and may need to change, and the most appropriate response to these changes. Within this study we will be considering the role of the key drivers of land use change including climate change, biodiversity decline, population and economic growth, and the extent of their influence.
Most importantly, the Committee will be looking at how the Government can best develop a strategy to plan for these changes, and is also keen to hear proposed solutions to current and emerging challenges. The Committee has a particular focus on integration of policies and on planning for multifunctional land use, and would especially welcome contributions on these themes.
This is a public call for written evidence to be submitted to the Committee. The deadline is 4.00pm on Tuesday 26 April 2022. You can follow the progress of the inquiry on Twitter @LordsLandCom.
All are welcome to respond to the Call for Evidence and there are no barriers to making a submission. Respondents are not obliged to respond to every question listed, and so may confine their response to their particular areas of interest or expertise as they find appropriate.
Diversity comes in many forms and hearing a range of different perspectives means that committees are better informed and can more effectively scrutinise public policy and legislation. Committees can undertake their role most effectively when they hear from a wide range of individuals, sectors or groups in society affected by a particular policy or piece of legislation. We encourage anyone with experience or expertise of an issue under investigation by a select committee to share their views with the committee, with the full knowledge that their views have value and are welcome.
Questions
The Committee is happy to receive submissions on any issues related to the subject of the inquiry but would particularly welcome submissions on the questions listed below. You do not need to address every question. Respondents may interpret the questions broadly and provide as much information as possible. Instructions on how to submit evidence are set out at the end of this document.
Pressures and challenges
1. What do you see as the most notable current challenges in relation to land use in England? How might these challenges best be tackled? How do you foresee land use in England changing over the long term? How should competing priorities for land use be managed?
2. What are the key drivers of land use change which need to be planned for, and how should they be planned for? What is the role of multifunctional land use strategies in implementing these plans?
3. How might we achieve greater and more effective coordination, integration and delivery of land use policy and management at a central, regional, local and landscape level?
Farming and land management
4. What impacts are changes to farming and agricultural practices, including food production, likely to have on land use in England? What is the role of new technology and changing standards of land management?
5. What impact are the forthcoming environmental land management schemes likely to have on agriculture, biodiversity and wellbeing? What do you see as their merits and disadvantages?
Nature, landscape and biodiversity
6. What do you see as the key threats to nature and biodiversity in England in the short and longer term, and what role should land use policy have in tackling these?
7. What are the merits and challenges of emerging policies such as nature-based solutions (including eco-system and carbon markets), local nature recovery strategies and the biodiversity net gain requirement? Are these policies compatible, and how can we ensure they support one another, and that they deliver effective benefits for nature?
Environment, climate change, energy and infrastructure
8. How will commitments such as the 25-year environment plan and the net zero target require changes to land use in England, and what other impacts might these changes have?
9. How should land use pressures around energy and infrastructure be managed?
Land use planning
10. What do you see as the advantages and disadvantages of the existing land use planning system and associated frameworks in England? How effectively does the system manage competing demands on land, including the Government’s housing and development objectives? What would be the merits of introducing a formal spatial planning framework or frameworks, and how might it be implemented?
11. What lessons may be learned from land use planning frameworks in the devolved nations and abroad, and how might these lessons apply to England?
Conclusion
12. Which organisations would be best placed to plan and decide on the allocation of land for the various competing agendas for land use in England, and how should they set about doing so?
