Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners (NLP) has issued a new study into local plan progress, ‘Early Adopters and the Late Majority – A Review of Local Plan Progress and Housing Requirements’, as the report identifies 21 Local Planning Authorities which are potentially most at risk of government intervention as a result of lack of plan progress.
Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners (NLP) writes:
Four years on from the introduction of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) Government is embarking upon further reshaping of the planning system, with one of the key objectives to streamline and quicken the pace of Local Plan production. The Housing and Planning Bill and the recommendations of the Government appointed Local Plans Expert Group (LPEG) both propose measures to address the slow progress in achieving nationwide coverage of up-to-date Local Plans.
Our research shows the NPPF is bringing about a ‘significant boost’ in planned housing supply across England. Excluding London, up-to-date Local Plans are planning for 19% more housing than the equivalent household projections. It is this success Government is aiming to replicate through faster, more focussed, plan making which works with the grain of the existing architecture of the planning system.
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