Chancellor George Osborne promised a further raft of planning reforms when he delivered his summer budget this week, but details will not be unveiled until 10 July.<\/u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n
The Planning Portal writes:
\n<\/u>In his budget speech Osborne insisted the administration remained wedded to the development of a \u2018Northern Powerhouse\u2019. He confirmed new powers for the new elected mayor of Greater Manchester and the creation of city-wide land commission.\u00a0 He committed \u00a330m to establish Transport for the North as a statutory body with statutory responsibilities.<\/p>\n
The Chancellor announced the government would invite bids for a new round of Enterprise Zones. It has pledged continuing support \u2013 and a further \u00a390m \u2013 to help coastal areas via the Coastal Communities Fund which will carry on until 2020. The administration has published a discussion paper on regional airports\u2026\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) writes:
\n<\/u>The Chancellor has presented his Summer Budget to Parliament today.\u00a0 He said planning reforms will be announced this Friday (10 June).<\/p>\n
Janet Askew, President of the RTPI, said: \u2018The Budget shows continued momentum to devolve more powers to other parts of the UK and we support this. We need more strategic planning \u2013 local authorities to work together across boundaries, co-ordinate land use, infrastructure, employment and housing. Cities and regions in devolution talks must seize this opportunity to achieve this.\u00a0 At the RTPI’s planning convention yesterday I made a plea for stability and certainty in the planning system. Attempts to simplify are simply making our regulations much more complicated than they need be. The planning reforms to be announced on Friday are our main concern and we will comment when we know more.\u00a0 As a Living Wage employer, the RTPI welcomes the Chancellor\u2019s \u00a0introduction of the national living wage to enable many more on low income to better cope with the cost of living.\u2019<\/p>\n
Key announcements in the Budget with planning implications:<\/p>\n
Our observation on some of these and other elements in the speech:<\/p>\n
View the RTPI press release<\/a><\/p>\n View LGA assessment of likely budget effects on Council funding<\/a><\/p>\n View Arts Council England\u2019s view on effects of the budget on culture<\/a><\/p>\n Planning Portal on the budget<\/a><\/p>\n The Guardian on expected announcements<\/a><\/p>\n Summary of budget announcements to date<\/a><\/p>\n See more…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chancellor George Osborne promised a further raft of planning reforms when he delivered his summer budget this week, but details will not be unveiled until 10 July.\u00a0 The Planning Portal writes: In his budget speech Osborne insisted the administration remained … Continue reading