Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Conclusion 24
Seventh Report - Reforms to national planning policy
Published 14 Jul 2023
Paragraph 115
Addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Reforms to national planning policy All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
It is regrettable that the Government has still not provided sufficient detail on the content of National Development Management Policies (NDMPs) for stakeholders to fully understand the impact they will have on the planning system. While NDMPs may make the plan-making process more efficient for local authorities, they will also result in local plans being overridden by national policy in some cases. This is contrary to the Government’s stated commitment to a plan-led system. Under the current wording of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will be able to override local plans unilaterally, potentially with no parliamentary oversight.
From: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Seventh Report - Reforms to national planning policy (HC 1122), paragraph 115, 14 July 2023
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 29 November 2023 (deadline 14 September 2023).