23rd December 2010, 02:01 PM
The proposal appears to be to merge different policies on heritage, climate change, spatial planning etc. into a single document rather than a folder of documents.
This bit is a bit worrying though as it appears to suggest that 'local people' can pick and choose from national planning policy.
Quote:The government says that the existing raft of policy documents has resulted in contradictions and acted as a brake on growth.Greg Clark is wrong, existing PPS's are not a brake on development.
Decencentralisation minister Greg Clark said: "We have over 1000 pages of policy and guidance that have made the planning system unclear and burdensome.
This bit is a bit worrying though as it appears to suggest that 'local people' can pick and choose from national planning policy.
Quote:"This creates vast amounts of paperwork and bureaucracy that burdens developers and limits the power of local people to shape their neighbourhoods around their vision."Has anyone come across a clear definition of what the Tories actually mean by 'local people' ? they appear to get a bit woolly when pressed on it.
He said the new document would hand power back to local communities to decide what is right for them and would be more user-friendly.