A scheme designed to encourage the growth of businesses in rural areas has won a regional award. The Rural Planning Facilitation Service (RPFS) was set up by the Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency back in 2001 and has been running successfully ever since. During the last seven years, it has acted a mediation service between local authorities and businesses in northwest England. As a result, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has recognised the initiative by giving it the Northwest Best Rural Planning Project Award.
 
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15 September 2008
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