planning system

Professionals across the built environment sector have broadly welcomed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plans to reform the planning system in a bid to help the country recover from Covid-19, but some have cautioned against further deregulation.

The public lacks trust in developers and the planning system, according to a survey published by property firm Grosvenor Britain & Ireland.

The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) will deliver a ‘simpler, more robust’ planning system in England, setting out ‘much clearer expectations’ for developers and local authorities, the housing secretary has promised.