Town and Country Planning in The United Kingdom - Criticism

Criticism

The apparent aim of recent reforms to the planning system was to simplify and speed up the production of plans, the system has not been in place long enough to determine if this is the case. The financial costs and time delays associated with the new system are significant and the 2004 report by Barker on the planning system suggested some of the requirements were unnecessary and delaying the delivery of sustainable and social housing, and recommended early revisions to the regulations. HM Treasury noted the recommendation to redirect a portion of Section 106 financial contributions as a "planning gain supplement"" for wider community needs and has responded by an Act of Parliament that will levy "a tax on the increase in the value of land resulting from the grant of permission for development".

  • Planning Green Paper
  • Planning white paper (Scotland): Modernising the planning system

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