The Planning and Infrastructure Bill as its title implies covers a number of topics encompassing modifying existing Legislation as well as ne legislation.
The Bill proposes a significant series of changes to the planning system, as part of a desire to move England to a system that is more familiar on the continent with more emphasis on creating wider areas of Spatial/Zonal Plans agreed with local communities, and planning officer managing implementation against these Spatial and Zonal policies.
The Government identifies sustained economic growth is the only route to delivering the improved prosperity the country needs and the higher living standards the population deserve. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill, currently going through Parliament, is claimed to be a central part of the government’s plan to get Britain building again and deliver economic growth.
The Bill will speed up and streamline the delivery of new homes and critical infrastructure, supporting delivery of the government’s Plan for Change milestones of building 1.5 million safe and decent homes in England and fast-tracking 150 planning decisions on major economic infrastructure projects by the end of this Parliament. It will also support delivery of the government’s Clean Power 2030 target by ensuring that key clean energy projects are built as quickly as possible.
This bill is the latest in a series of changes introduced by the Government which also interact with the proposed changes to the Local Government system e.g. the Planning and Infrastrucutre bill sets up the legal structure for Spatial Development Strategies which are enabled by Local Government Re-organisation into larger more cohesive units.
The link below is to a guide produced to the Guide by Ministry of Housing communiites and Local Government (MHCLG).
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