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Property builders might bypass planning committees in bid to ‘overhaul’ course of

By Editorial Board Published December 9, 2024 3 Min Read
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Property builders might bypass planning committees in bid to ‘overhaul’ course of

Property builders will be capable of bypass planning committees below new authorities plans to “overhaul” the method.

Functions “that comply with local development plans” won’t should get approval from native council planning committees in England below the brand new plan, Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has introduced.

This can “tackle chronic uncertainty, unacceptable delays and unnecessary waste of time and resources”, her division mentioned.

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The transfer is a part of what the federal government is asking its “Plan for Change” and also will see a nationwide “scheme of delegation” – outlining who has the authority to make choices and carry out sure features – the creation of “streamlined committees for strategic development” and necessary coaching for planning committee members.

Native planning officers will even be given extra powers to implement the agreed planning coverage.

The brand new measures are usually not set in stone but, with the federal government looking for views from specialists earlier than a closing proposal then a public session subsequent yr, to coincide with the introduction of the Planning and Infrastructure Invoice subsequent yr.

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Angela Rayner mentioned the plan would imply the federal government might obtain its 1.5m housebuilding goal by 2029. Pic: Reuters

The ministry of housing, communities and native authorities mentioned the adjustments will imply “greater certainty to housebuilders that good quality schemes aligned with already-agreed local development plans will be approved in a timely manner to get spades in the ground”.

The federal government can be anticipated this week to verify adjustments to the Nationwide Planning Coverage Framework, which units out the federal government’s planning insurance policies and the way they’re anticipated to be utilized, following a five-month session.

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Labour has promised to construct 1.5 million properties over the subsequent 5 years, though Sir Keir Starmer final week admitted that was in all probability “a little too ambitious”.

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has additionally lately admitted reaching the 2029 goal was proving more durable than he initially thought.

Ms Rayner mentioned the present planning system “serves as a chokehole on growth”.

“Streamlining the approvals process by modernising local planning committees means tackling the chronic uncertainty and damaging delays that acts as a drag anchor on building the homes people desperately need,” she added.

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