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Theresa Villiers MP The amendments to the Bill are largely to make it amend the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and other existing legislation. Theresa Villiers MP has put down 19 amendments to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill due to commence its Report Stage on Monday 28 November. She is supported by […] Heathrow third runway The BBC and The Times are today carrying stories that 10 Downing Street is again postponing a decision on whether to proceed with a new runway at Heathrow. People will remember that early in the Coalition Government Sir Howard Davies was asked to lead The Airports Commission, charged with reporting in […] Sajid Javid The Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills, Sajid Javid, launched proposals for productivity on Friday 11th July, in a Command Paper called “Fixing the Foundations”. The parts which got press coverage were the reforms to planning. In outline, the major changes are to adopt a zoning system for brownfield […] The Government consulted on this on 20th February. To follow up my earlier post on it here are my ten suggestions. 1 Amend s.106 to remove the restrictions on what a s.106 agreement can do, and particularly improve it for affordable housing 2 Revoke Reg 123 of the Community Infrastructure Regulations 2010 which restricts pooling […] The Government issued this consultation last Friday, 20th February. The period closes on 19th May, so a rapid response is necessary. The proposals in brief are: 1 Issue new guidance emphasising the need for speed, early engagement and use of standardised clauses. 2 A system for resolving disputes about s.106 agreements. It is good to […] Earlier this month, DCLG issued a “Plain English Guide to the Planning System”. It is only 20 pages long, including title pages, so it’s bound to be something of a summary. But on planning obligations is continues to misrepresent the position. It says: “Planning obligations are used to mitigate the impact of proposed developments. They […] The Expanding Universe Ouch. My planning law colleague Stephen Ashworth of Dentons has put up a post today on their UK Planning Law Blog with this title. He reports that the Government’s changes last November to make development easier for small developers by reducing the thresholds for affordable housing and tariff style contributions are […] In mid- October, The Lyons Housing Review published its report. Sir Michael Lyons, a former chief executive of three local authorities, was asked by the Labour Party to look into the causes of the shortage of new houses and suggest action to address the problem. One of the suggested solutions is “Use it or lose […] I have just today seen that the Planning Bill currently in the Northern Ireland Assembly contains a clause which restricts JR of planning decisions. If passed into law, challenges will only be possible on the ground of breach of European Union Law or human rights law. So a planning decision taken in breach of any […] Visiting my local market town on Saturday I stopped to look at a large map of the town – about twelve feet by twelve feet – spread out on the pavement as part of the election campaign for Thursday’s local elections. It particularly attracted my attention because was obviously about planning and was headed “Your […] |
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