Consultation outcome

Implementation of planning changes: technical consultation

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 18 February 2016
• Last updated: 3 April 2017 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Permission in principle and brownfield registers: government response to consultation - chapters 2 and 3

Ref: ISBN 978-1-4098-5031-1

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Summary of responses to the technical consultation on implementation of planning changes, consultation on upward extensions and Rural Planning Review call for evidence

Ref: ISBN 978-1-4098-4994-0

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Neighbourhood planning: government response to consultation - chapter 5

Ref: ISBN 978-1-4098-4886-8

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Detail of outcome

Summary of responses and government response to the permission in principle and brownfield registers chapters of the technical consultation on planning changes

(published 3 April 2017)

Summary of responses and the the government’s response to the following chapters:

• chapter 2: enabling planning bodies to grant permission in principle
• chapter 3: introducing a statutory register of brownfield land suitable for housing development

Summary of responses to the technical consultation on implementation of planning changes, consultation on upward extensions and Rural Planning Review call for evidence

(published 7 February 2017)

Summary of responses and the the government’s response to the following chapters in the technical consultation on implementation of planning changes:

• chapter 1: changes to planning application fees
• chapter 4: creating a small sites register to support custom build homes
• chapter 6: introducing criteria to inform decisions on intervention to deliver our commitment to get local plans in place
• chapter 7: extending the existing designation approach to include applications for non major development – response published separately
• chapter 8: testing competition in the processing of planning applications
• chapter 9: information about financial benefits
• chapter 10: introducing a Section 106 dispute resolution service
• chapter 11: facilitating delivery of new state-funded school places, including free schools, through expanded permitted development rights
• chapter 12: improving the performance of all statutory consultees

Summary of responses and the government response to the neighbourhood planning chapter of the technical consultation on planning changes

(published 2 September 2016)

Chapter 5 of the consultation put forward proposals to make it even easier for residents and business to come together to produce a neighbourhood plan or a neighbourhood development order.

The proposed reforms are part of a wider set of planned improvements that will help more communities that want to take up the new powers to do so, and ensure individual neighbourhood plans and orders can complete more quickly.

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Original consultation

Summary

We are seeking views on the proposed approach to implementing planning provisions in the Housing and Planning Bill.

This consultation ran from
18 February 2016 to 11:45pm on 15 April 2016

Consultation description

This consultation is seeking views on the proposed approach to implementation of measures in the Housing and Planning Bill, and some other planning measures.

Responses to the consultation will inform the detail of the secondary legislation which will be prepared once the Bill gains Royal Assent.

Documents

Technical consultation on implementation of planning changes

Ref: ISBN 978-1-4098-4776-2

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Published 18 February 2016
Last updated 3 April 2017 + show all updates

1. 3 April 2017

   Added summary of responses and government response to chapters 2 and 3.

2. 7 February 2017

   Summary of responses and government response added.

3. 2 September 2016

   Added summary of responses and government response to chapter 5.

4. 18 February 2016

   First published.