{"id":5348,"date":"2013-01-25T18:09:14","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T18:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=5348"},"modified":"2013-01-25T18:09:14","modified_gmt":"2013-01-25T18:09:14","slug":"dclg-more-streamlined-planning-including-design-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=5348","title":{"rendered":"DCLG: More streamlined planning, including design &#038; access"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Further measures designed to streamline the planning application process have been put out for consultation by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), and include a proposal to &#8216;refocus&#8217; requirements for design and access statements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Planning Minister Nick Boles said the changes would cut out unnecessary paperwork, bureaucracy and duplication.<\/p>\n<p>Proposed measures include reinstating an applicant\u2019s ability to challenge councils about the information necessary for an application to be valid, and removing the need for councils to list their reasons for granting planning permission.<\/p>\n<p>Other proposals would remove the requirement to provide design and access statements with most minor applications where, the department has argued, statements add little value to the design process but add significantly to the cost and complexity of preparing an application.<\/p>\n<p>The Government has stressed that these moves do not mean the administration has changed its policy on the need for good design. The Government said it still expects decisions to reflect the importance placed on good design.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said: \u2018We are determined to cut away unnecessary burdens and paperwork and provide a simpler, swifter planning system for all.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The small changes we are proposing are another step in streamlining an application process that for too long has been weighed down by the need to provide irrelevant information and detail.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In a separate development the department has confirmed it is poised to unveil revised proposals to make it easier to convert empty and under-used commercial space into residential use.<\/p>\n<p>A DCLG spokesperson said: \u2018This will provide new homes, help regenerate urban areas and boost local town centres. We will announce more details shortly.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">info4local Article<\/span>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.info4local.gov.uk\/documents\/consultations\/2275207\" target=\"_blank\">LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Search Planning Resource<\/span>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.planningresource.co.uk\/planningdaily\/gated\/1167604\/\" target=\"_blank\">LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Search Planning Portal<\/span>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.planningportal.gov.uk\/general\/news\/stories\/2013\/Jan13\/24012013\/24012013_1\" target=\"_blank\">LINK<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Further measures designed to streamline the planning application process have been put out for consultation by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), and include a proposal to &#8216;refocus&#8217; requirements for design and access statements. 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