Wider reform to combined authority governance needed to make most of new planning powers, says think tank

By Daniel Gayne2025-03-14T12:56:00

Insitute for Government sets out recommendations after publication of Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Decision-making in combined authorities must improve if they are to take on the wider planning role proposed by new legislation, the Institute for Government (IfG) has warned.

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill, published this week, would introduce a duty for combined authorities (and in some places groups of councils) to prepare spatial development strategies.

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