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Planning White Paper published for consultation proposes ‘a whole new planning system for England’

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Published on: 06 August 2020

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Planning analysis: the Planning for the future consultation proposes a radical overhaul of the planning system to streamline and modernise the planning process, bring a new focus to design and sustainability, improve the system of developer contributions to infrastructure, and ensure more land is available for development where it is needed. It covers a package of proposals for reform of the planning system in England, covering plan-making, development management, development contributions, and other related policy proposals.

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