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The Future of the Planning System in England: Government Response to the Select Committee Report

Published 17 May 2022

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee The future of the planning system in England Report on parliament.uk ↗

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The government's response

This document responds to First Report - The future of the planning system in England.

This is the government's response, published 17 May 2022.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government's response agrees with the Committee on a number of recommendations, including not pursuing the three areas proposal, while declining to extend the 30-month local plan timetable and having no plans for a national Green Belt review.

  • It agrees with the recommendation on the three areas proposal and "will not be pursuing three area types in the reformed planning system".
  • It "does not accept" the recommendation to extend the 30-month plan-making timeframe, stating that reforms make 30 months "achievable" and that it "will consult on the detail of these regulations in due course".
  • On planning fees, it intends to increase them by 35% for major and 25% for minor applications, "subject to consultation", which it says will take place in the summer.
  • On the Green Belt, it "has no plans for a national review" and says the National Planning Policy Framework's protections "will remain".

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