UK:
Planning Reforms Still "a Couple Of Years" Away
24 February 2021
Ashfords LLP
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This is an interesting update about comments made by the chief
planner at the Housing Ministry. In summer the Government published
a series of sweeping planning reforms which would substantially
change the way in which housing delivery is achieved. In particular
the reforms anticipated fresh local plans by 2024 (now seemingly in
doubt), doing-away with the current system of s106 contributions
and the zoning of land as requiring "growth",
"renewal" or "protection".
However with 44,000 responses to the white paper to consider,
and a bill not likely to come forward until autumn, it would appear
there is a question mark over whether such a bill would make it
through onto the statute books before the end of this
Parliament.
More detail is expected in the next few months, so definitely
one for the industry to watch.
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