9 December 2024The government has promised a series of changes to the planning system in England as part of its five new ‘milestones’ announced on 5 December 2024. These include:
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Reform the planning system so that it is pro-growth and pro-infrastructure
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Publish a new National Planning Policy Framework by the end of 2024 and update all relevant National Policy Statements by next summer
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Modernise local authority planning committees
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Build at least 1.5 million homes in England over the lifetime of parliament
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The government will directly make and ‘turbocharge’ planning decisions on at least 150 major infrastructure projects
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Strategically join up decisions on housing, business growth and infrastructure at both a national and local level
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New ten-year strategies for housing and infrastructure will be published next spring
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Breaking down barriers and accelerating progress on clean energy projects
More information about the government’s ‘Plan for Change’, including the document itself, can be found here.
