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This briefing describes the powers of local planning authorities in England to enforce planning law. It also discusses recent changes to these powers.
This briefing describes the powers of local planning authorities in England to enforce planning law. It also discusses recent changes to these powers.
A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 9.30am on Wednesday, 13 March 2024 on reform of the planning system. The debate will be opened by Sir Simon Clarke MP.
A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 9.30am on Wednesday, 13 March 2024 on reform of the planning system. The debate will be opened by Sir Simon Clarke MP.
This briefing examines the problems caused by unfinished housing developments and roads, and the powers available to local authorities to prevent and deal with them.
This briefing examines the problems caused by unfinished housing developments and roads, and the powers available to local authorities to prevent and deal with them.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of the increase in planning fees under the Levelling up and Regeneration Act 2023 on the speed of granting planning permissions by local planning authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of the increase in planning fees under the Levelling up and Regeneration Act 2023 on the speed of granting planning permissions by local planning authorities.
Planning fees were increased on 6 December 2023. The Department has and I have made it clear that we expect local planning authorities to use the additional income generated by the fee increase in their planning services, so that the planning service benefits from more resources. This investment should lead to an improvement in the speed of decision-making in time.
The performance of all local planning authorities in relation to the speed and quality of decision-making is continuously monitored and reported quarterly through the Department’s live tables on planning application statistics. These can be viewed here.
We will use this information to assess the impact of the increase in planning fees, and will be very carefully monitoring in the months ahead.
The government is changing planning law with the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023. Alongside the Act, it has proposed changes to planning regulations.
The government is changing planning law with the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023. Alongside the Act, it has proposed changes to planning regulations.