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LGA response to CLG select committee report on planning and NPPF

21 December 2011

Responding to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee's report into the National Planning Policy Framework, Cllr David Parsons, Chairman of the LGA's Environment and Housing Board said:

“The CLG Select Committee report strongly endorses many of the views of the Local Government Association regarding the Government's planning changes, which is positive.

“Allowing councils to balance the economic, social and environment benefits from new developments is something the LGA has long called for. They have come down strongly in favour of ensuring that this is a reality.

“The LGA also been clear that local people should be able to decide what developments they wish for through their Local Plans. The report raised concerns that the proposed 'presumption in favour of sustainable development' may undermine the importance of these. We support calls for clarity to ensure that Local Plans continue to determine what developments occur in neighbourhoods.

“It is promising that the report calls on the Government to establish a timetable for implementing Local Plans. By the day more and more councils are putting these together but some delays were inevitable due to the bureaucratic approval process of the Planning Inspectorate. The LGA agrees that the Inspectorate should be given the resources they need to process the Local Plans to avoid any future delays.”




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