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Conclusion
First Report - Road freight supply chain
Deferred
Without clear direction from the Government’s planning legislation and guidance, building desperately-needed new driver’s facilities, and even upgrading old ones, is a tortuous process. Local authorities in Kent, and other parts of the country where supply chain movements are prominent, face an impossible task and cannot be expected to elect …
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Without clear direction from the Government’s planning legislation and guidance, building desperately-needed new driver’s facilities, and even upgrading old ones, is a tortuous process. Local authorities in Kent, and other parts of the country where supply chain movements are prominent, face an impossible task and cannot be expected to elect to provide for lorry parks in their local plans in the face of opposition from residents impacted by such large projects. This is a national issue which requires a national Government fix.
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Government response AI summary
The government is prioritising the development of a call for evidence to understand the practical issues of planning for freight and logistics infrastructure. The program of changes to the planning system will include options to ensure sufficient land is allocated to service the needs of …
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Department for Transport
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Recommendation
First Report - Road freight supply chain
Deferred
The Government must build on its commitment in the Queen’s Speech to reform the existing planning framework and ensure that decisions for new driver facilities are not left to individual planning authorities. The Government must reform national planning policy to ensure that more driver facilities, which are fit for purpose …
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The Government must build on its commitment in the Queen’s Speech to reform the existing planning framework and ensure that decisions for new driver facilities are not left to individual planning authorities. The Government must reform national planning policy to ensure that more driver facilities, which are fit for purpose and industry leading, are delivered. The Government must make an assessment as to whether the demand for new facilities can be delivered with only light reform. If it cannot, the Government should seek to take this dilemma from local authorities and local plans and place the responsibility at a central level. This would rightly recognise these facilities as key national infrastructure assets.
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Government response AI summary
The government is prioritising the development of a call for evidence to understand the practical issues of planning for freight and logistics infrastructure. The program of changes to the planning system will include options to ensure sufficient land is allocated to service the needs of …
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Department for Transport