SECTOR FOCUS PLANNING By Ged Henderson
LAYING OUT A PLAN OF ACTION
A revolution is building. The government has announced a ‘bold’ reform of the planning system that includes slashing red tape and unlocking land to build new housing.
Parts of the planning system could be stripped away in an attempt to speed up the process. Consulting bodies like Sports England, the Theatres Trust and the Garden History Society will no longer be required for those looking to build under the new plans being considered by ministers.
An overhaul of local plans – which are frameworks to determine where houses and infrastructure should be built – has been confirmed. And extra cash is being made available to recruit more planners.
On top of that elected mayors are being given powers under devolution to ‘get Britain building again’ including the ability to call in applications on large, strategic sites.
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner told The Convention of the North gathering in Preston
earlier this year that attempts to build houses and infrastructure such as data centres and renewable energy were too often met by a system that says “don’t bother.”
She added: “Well, I am determined to break that system. And I am handing mayors the sledgehammer.
The government has now said that clean energy projects, public transport links, and other major infrastructure will, on average, be delivered at least a year faster.
Against this backdrop of change we have put planning under the microscope and looked at
There’s a national shortage of planning officers.
The government has said it will create 300. The Home Builders Federation has said 2,200 are needed
“Mayors are at the centre of our plans to build 1.5 million homes. By giving them the powers they need, mayors are an army to take on the blockers.
“We are backing them to work across huge regional geographies to get the job done. It’s why we’re giving them the powers to call in applications on those large, strategic sites that will really turn the wheel on growth.”
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what impact, if any, this revolution is likely to have in Lancashire.
We brought our experts together at the offices of HPA Chartered Architects in the shadow of Lancaster Castle to discuss the appetite for change and the challenges ahead.
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