{"id":37775,"date":"2023-10-06T18:17:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=37775"},"modified":"2023-10-06T18:17:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:17:54","slug":"buildings-building-the-future-commission-report-into-the-english-planning-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=37775","title":{"rendered":"Building\u2019s Building the Future Commission: \u2018Report into the English planning system\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Building\u2019s <\/em>Building the Future Commission has issued its review of the English planning system, to form \u2018recommendations to make it fit for purpose to deliver the homes the country needs\u2019.<\/h3>\n

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\u2026 being asked to function on less than half of the public funding it received a decade ago\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

Building<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n

The English planning system is currently showing signs of substantial strain. By most measures, performance is decreasing, and stakeholders are reporting significant dissatisfaction.<\/p>\n

Waiting times for decisions are increasing, even while the numbers of positive approvals and total decisions made are falling. The proportion of local authorities with up-to-date plans is decreasing too, with the rate of approval of plans in the system running near record lows.<\/p>\n

The system, run by cash-strapped local authorities, is being asked to function on less than half of the public funding it received a decade ago, despite application numbers, until very recently, having risen.<\/p>\n

Consequently, the Building the Future Commission decided to undertake a review of the English planning system with the aim of forming recommendations to make it fit for purpose to deliver the homes the country needs\u2026.<\/p>\n

Read more….<\/a><\/p>\n

Download the Report<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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