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If one ever needed proof that design is not valued in this country then this would be it. Its a sad state of affairs when we stop thinking about the environment as a whole and go back to the petty cross local authority battles that will be the result of such short sighted cuts. This is truly an instance of throwing the baby out with the bathwater. I've worked as an architect for long enough to see instances where bodies like CABE have encouraged developers to think carefully about the public realm in and around their schemes. CABE wasn't perfect but it had an important role. Who will do that now? The barely staffed council planning departmments? Not a chance.