Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Recommendation 1

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Stop-start national planning policy reform creates uncertainty and halts local plan progress.

Conclusion
National planning policy has been characterised by stop-start reform over several years. This has regrettably resulted in uncertainty among local authorities and across the planning sector. Contrary to the Government’s objective of facilitating plan- making, the short-term effect of its announcement of proposed planning reforms (6 December 2022) has been to halt the progress of local plans in a number of local authority areas.
Paragraph Reference: 14
Government Response

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