New powers allowing the government to force local
authorities and county councils to work together and develop local plans is one
of three new amendments that have been introduced to the Neighbourhood Planning
Bill. The other two amendments confirm that there would be a statutory duty to
have a local plan in place and would enable the government to digitise local
plans to make them easier for the public to access. Housing minister Gavin
Barwell said the amendments were an attempt to take the “confrontation” out of
the planning system. Read more on the Construction News website.
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