Thoughts on the Planning Bill

By Tim Hellier 2021-05-12T17:12:00

The bill, which appeared in the Queen’s Speech this week, contains a wealth of provisions, many controversial

The long anticipated Planning Bill was introduced into the new parliamentary year in this week’s Queen’s Speech, along with 29 other bills. In advance of a formal response by the government to last summer’s consultation on the Planning for the Future white paper, this is the first indication of which proposed reforms are being pursued.

Among the more controversial proposals in the white paper were those to refocus local plans, introduce zoning of land and a new infrastructure levy, which are now confirmed (among other reforms) to feature in the new bill.

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