For and against: Two planning experts debate reforms in the white paper

2020-08-21T08:46:00

White paper taskforce member Chris Katkowski says the reforms will simplify planning while TCPA chair Mary Parsons thinks it will reduce democratic oversight

The government’s proposals for a radical overhaul of the planning system has triggered a fierce debate in the industry, with small housebuilders broadly coming out in favour while critics have derided the reforms as shameful.

The controversial shake-up will see the current system, in which councils determine every individual application, abandoned in favour of one where councils effectively give permission in advance by zoning swathes of land for growth.

So what do the experts think? We asked Chris Katkowski who was involved in drafting the white paper to put the case for the reforms, while Mary Parsons of the Town and Country Planning Association puts forward her concerns.

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