Planning in rural areas is about balancing the many demands on, and needs of, rural communities...

Topics: rural-experience planning coastal-areas climate-change rural-proofing commission rural-places sustainable-communities affordable-housing older-people 

What's the future for rural communities in the context of changing demographic, environmental and land use pressures, including housing, planning and transport?

Topics: rural-places rural-proofing sustainable-communities affordable-housing planning credit-crunch recession rural-economies transport housing 

We're building on the work of the Countryside Agency to promote and support enterprise among disadvantaged and hard-to-reach communities e.g. women, young people and students, and homeworkers.

Topics: home-working rural-economies best-practice enterprise planning 

Rural proofing is a commitment by Government to ensure that all its domestic policies take account of rural circumstances and needs.

Topics: rural-proofing rural-places sustainable-communities local-government rural-governance planning rural-governance rural-councillors rural-proofing