LGA responds to Royal Town Planning Institute report on Planning

Thursday 21 Jun 2018 @ 09:40
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Cllr Martin Tett, LGA Housing spokesman, responded to the Royal Town Planning Institute's report on Planning

"Councils understand the importance of planning for local communities and residents - it's essential that communities are able to have oversight over homes and environments in their local area.

"Planning is not a barrier to housebuilding - councils approve nine out of 10 applications and are determined to make sure that their residents can access affordable housing. However, with councils facing an overall funding shortfall in excess of £5 billion by 2020, it's essential that the Government adequately resources council planning departments, so that they can cover the cost of processing applications.

"Ultimately, we need to move towards locally set planning fees. Councils are the custodians of their communities and understand the environmental and housing needs of their local areas best, so they should be able to set fees locally in line with the needs of their communities."

View report: Planning absent from top table in 83% of councils in the UK

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