The government’s revision of the planning system came into force on Tuesday 27th March 2012. It marks the biggest reform of the planing system in England for 50 years. It is intended to reduce and simplify the very complex planning guidance which had developed over the years, replacing it with a more accessible system, which should also stimulate development and encourage economic growth. The draft framework, published last year, attracted widespread concern that it contained insufficient protection for the countryside and the National Trust led a campaign for modifications. These concerns seem to have been heeded by the govenrnment. The published policy recognises the intrinsic value of the countryside and actively encourages Councils to reuse brownfield sites before granting permission for the development of greenfield sites.
Click on the links below for the Framework document and for a useful summary of its main points produced by Civic Voice.
National Planning Policy Framework
Summary of main points of the NPPF by Civic Voice
To view the draft Framework, issued in July 2011 and comments on it from Civic Voice, the Society’s comments to MP Eric Ollerenshaw and Eric Ollerenshaw’s reply, please click on the links below.
