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‘Seismic’ planning system reforms to be ‘unleashed’, authorities guarantees

By Editorial Board Published March 10, 2025 5 Min Read
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‘Seismic’ planning system reforms to be ‘unleashed’, authorities guarantees

The federal government has promised to “unleash seismic reforms” to the planning system beneath main new laws being revealed on Tuesday.

The Planning and Infrastructure Invoice is anticipated to incorporate wide-ranging modifications to assist ship on Labour’s promise to construct 1.5 million houses and make choices on 150 main infrastructure tasks by the following election in 2029.

Reforms embody making the planning course of simpler, giving communities residing close to new electrical energy pylons cash off their power payments and altering the way in which builders meet environmental obligations.

Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner mentioned the federal government would create “the biggest building boom in a generation” by “lifting the bureaucratic burden which has been holding back developments for too long”.

She added: “The Planning and Infrastructure Bill will unleash seismic reforms to help builders get shovels in the ground quicker to build more homes, and the vital infrastructure we need to improve transport links and make Britain a clean energy superpower to protect billpayers.”

The invoice is anticipated to incorporate plans to permit extra planning purposes to be determined by planning officers as a substitute of elected councillors, with council planning committees to be made smaller to “ensure good debate is encouraged”.

Planning charges may also be allowed to be set by councils to get well their prices, and “meritless” authorized challenges to main purposes will face a crackdown.

Nature restoration fund

A brand new nature restoration fund will likely be launched to permit builders to pay into bigger environmental tasks as a substitute of funding single-site initiatives.

The federal government is hoping to keep away from a repeat of the £100m “bat tunnel” HS2 was required to construct.

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HS2 has needed to construct a bat tunnel

‘A whole bunch of kilos off power payments for some’

And for these residing close to new electrical energy pylons, they’ll rise up to £250 a 12 months off power payments for 10 years, in addition to group tasks akin to leisure amenities to encourage communities to host main infrastructure.

Different shoppers are prone to fund this by way of increased power payments, nevertheless, the federal government expects this can solely enhance payments by a couple of pence per family when unfold throughout the UK.

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Prime minister Keir Starmer promises that he and his government will be "taking on the Nimbys and a broken system that has slowed down our progress as a nation".

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‘It is battle on nature and group’

Most of the particulars have but to be determined and must go to session – together with how the invoice low cost scheme will work and which choices will likely be made by planning officers, not councillors.

One session will have a look at eradicating some organisations, such because the Theatres Belief and Sport England, from the record of our bodies legally required to be consulted on planning choices.

Electricity pylons are seen in the countryside near Liverpool, northern England, April 12, 2006. The British government is currently reviewing its energy strategy and will publish their findings in the summer. REUTERS/Phil Noble

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Individuals residing close to new pylons may have cheaper power payments

What is going to occur to most controversial purposes?

Consultations will run alongside the legislative course of to permit new measures to be carried out shortly as soon as the invoice is authorized, housing minister Matthew Pennycook mentioned.

He additionally mentioned choices on “the most significant and controversial” purposes would nonetheless be made by councillors.

The Residence Builders Federation welcomed the proposals, with chief government Neil Jefferson saying they are going to be “essential to getting more sites up and running”.

Nevertheless, the modifications to environmental guidelines may show contentious.

Aerial view looking down on new build housing construction site in England, UK. Pic: iStock

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Aerial view trying down on new construct housing development web site in England. Pic: iStock

Richard Benwell, chief government of nature coalition Wildlife and Countryside Hyperlink, welcomed a number of the modifications however mentioned extra enforcement is required to “ensure that unsustainable development can never proceed without impunity”.

He mentioned: “For nature recovery and development to go hand-in-hand, the bill should be strengthened with a guarantee that all planning decisions must be compatible with nature and climate targets, more protection for irreplaceable habitats and nature recovery areas, and new building regulations for biodiversity so that all infrastructure is wilder by design.”

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