A new joined up approach
The Government published a consultation paper on 24 July 2009 seeking views on a proposed new PPS 15 on the historic environment. The new PPS brings together policies on archaeology, historic areas, buildings and landscapes. This is in contrast to the existing approach of having separate planning policy guidance notes for [...]
The broad framework for introducing the Community Infrastructure Levy was contained in the Planning Act 2008. The Government has now published detailed proposals for implementing CIL which will come into force in April 2010. CIL is a way of collecting financial contributions from developers to pay for local infrastructure such as roads, schools and flood [...]
Having made changes to expand permitted development rights for residential properties in October 2008, the Government is now consulting on proposals for a similar exercise to widen permitted development rights for non-residential properties. The move stems from a finding in the Killian Pretty report that the cost to businesses of obtaining planning permission for minor [...]
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has issued a consultation paper entitled “Fairer and Better Environmental Enforcement” seeking views on its proposals for changes to the enforcement procedures to try to create a more proportionate, fair and more effective approach to enforcing environmental criminal offences in England and Wales. The consultation period is [...]
The Government has issued a consultation paper seeking views on proposals to introduce a more proportionate approach to the amount of information that must be submitted with an application for planning permission in England. The consultation period is open until 23 October 2009. The Government anticipates making regulatory changes in this regard to come into [...]
The Government has published its Low Carbon Transition Plan and the Renewable Energy Strategy setting out a route map of how it intends to meet its targets to increase the amount of renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions. The Government is keen to speed up the deployment of renewable energy in the UK. With that [...]
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), who are the Government’s design advisor, has published new research on private homes built between 2003 and 2006 including flats, houses and bungalows.
The findings showed that in all households:
44 per cent said that there wasn’t enough space for small children to play safely in the kitchen [...]
Shadow communities secretary Caroline Spelman has written to Conservative-controlled local authorities stating an intention to abolish RSSs and regional planning bodies as well as regionally set housing targets. Also in danger of revocation would be the Government’s plan to transfer regional housing and planning powers to Regional Development Agencies and Regional Leaders’ Boards. Spelman’s letter [...]
