Upcoming Events :
Housing Seminar: Partnerships with the Public Sector – Avoiding the pitfalls
Thu 31 May 2012
Minerva House, 5 Montague Close, London, SE1 9BB
New planning regime proposed by government
Fri 21 May 2010
The new coalition government has announced its proposals for the reform of the planning system, which will have a major effect on all infrastructure projects and housing developments.
In its first joint document, the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have outlined how they have plans to "rapidly abolish" the Regional Spatial Strategies and return the powers to local councils.
The Infrastructure Planning Commission will also be scrapped, with a replacement installed in its place, which the parties have described as an "efficient and democratically accountable system".
Policies which were originally outlined in Open Source Planning, the Conservative’s pre-election planning manifesto, will remain largely in place, with long term goals including the reform of the planning system to allow residents to determine how their own neighbourhoods will develop.
Proposals for the regeneration of urban areas with historical significance will still go ahead with the help of £14 million of Heritage Lottery funding, with locations in London, Greater Manchester and Nottinghamshire all set to benefit.
