Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Businesses to be freed from many of the current planning requirements
Proposals intended to take small applications out of the planning system in order to give councils more time to focus on major applications have been announced by the Government.
The plans, published by the Department for Communities and Local Government, include proposals to allow small businesses to develop their premises without full planning permission, as well as waiving the average £2,000 cost of small-scale extensions.
The DCLG – which published the proposals in its response to the Killian Pretty review of the planning process – said the proposals could potentially remove 40 per cent of minor business and non-residential planning applications from the system.
This would mean around 31,500 applications per year would be taken out of the system and made subject to a “quicker and simpler process”.
The DCLG said that, by taking smaller applications out of the system, there would be “more time and resources” for councils to focus on major applications.
Other proposals include “reducing the burden of information” that businesses will be required to provide to support their applications.
The DCLG will consult on the proposals this summer.
Margaret Beckett, housing and planning minister, said: "Right now in these difficult economic times we need to reduce the burden on businesses and small shops, and ensure the planning system is not stifling economic recovery.
"Creating a more proportionate and efficient planning applications system now means we are more likely to have crucial development and infrastructure in place when the economic upturn comes.”
Andrew Whitaker, planning director at the Home Builders Federation said: “We are pleased to see that the Government is taking the [Killian Pretty] review findings seriously and seeking to address the recommendations in considerable detail.
“Many of the recommendations require changes to current practice and culture rather than legislation or regulation and can be implemented almost immediately. Where further studies and consultation needs to take place these should be done as soon as possible.”
Read more at the DCLG's website.
The plans, published by the Department for Communities and Local Government, include proposals to allow small businesses to develop their premises without full planning permission, as well as waiving the average £2,000 cost of small-scale extensions.
The DCLG – which published the proposals in its response to the Killian Pretty review of the planning process – said the proposals could potentially remove 40 per cent of minor business and non-residential planning applications from the system.
This would mean around 31,500 applications per year would be taken out of the system and made subject to a “quicker and simpler process”.
The DCLG said that, by taking smaller applications out of the system, there would be “more time and resources” for councils to focus on major applications.
Other proposals include “reducing the burden of information” that businesses will be required to provide to support their applications.
The DCLG will consult on the proposals this summer.
Margaret Beckett, housing and planning minister, said: "Right now in these difficult economic times we need to reduce the burden on businesses and small shops, and ensure the planning system is not stifling economic recovery.
"Creating a more proportionate and efficient planning applications system now means we are more likely to have crucial development and infrastructure in place when the economic upturn comes.”
Andrew Whitaker, planning director at the Home Builders Federation said: “We are pleased to see that the Government is taking the [Killian Pretty] review findings seriously and seeking to address the recommendations in considerable detail.
“Many of the recommendations require changes to current practice and culture rather than legislation or regulation and can be implemented almost immediately. Where further studies and consultation needs to take place these should be done as soon as possible.”
Read more at the DCLG's website.
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