New planning permission laws?

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I've heard the government want to massively relax planning permission and is likely to go from over strict to virtually making it impossible to reject plans.
However I can't find much online, can someone point in the right direction? Or know anything about it.
 
Not heard anything about this. They do need reform the planning system, too restrictive and costly. But to make it virtually impossible to reject plans seems to go too far the other way imo.
 
all they've done is changed the parameters of permitted development a bit, so that there's more scope for householders to do extensions etc without needing permission

edit: mis-read op, but info is still relevant!
 
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Draft NPPF. Apparently the final version is being published 'soon', and is likely to be different from the draft in a few areas.

The biggest change being 'the presumption in favour of sustainable development' (Para 13) - although whether this changes anything from the current system is anyones guess.
 
Draft NPPF. Apparently the final version is being published 'soon', and is likely to be different from the draft in a few areas.

The biggest change being 'the presumption in favour of sustainable development' (Para 13) - although whether this changes anything from the current system is anyones guess.


Thanks, a bit of reading to do. Second link doesn't work simulatorman, just takes me to home page.
 
all they've done is changed the parameters of permitted development a bit, so that there's more scope for householders to do extensions etc without needing permission

edit: mis-read op, but info is still relevant!

Well that's one step in the right direction:)
Had to get retrospective planning permission a few years back for a job which didn't need planning consent, but a neighbour complain, so planning officers came calling.:mad:

And last year I had the hassle of planning officers giving me grief for a car hard standing & french drains.:mad:
 
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I hope they don't make it too lax, could end up with all sorts of crap being built everywhere.

I agree,you need to firm, but fair, but not too lax, some local authorities planning officers try my patience to the limit, the way they move the goal posts to suit the occasion.

A lot have been very accommodating, but some I would like to bury in the footings at times.:(
 
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Building regs are more important though i guess, to maintain quality of builds no?
Both are equally important. You don't want a building falling down, but a poorly conceived building can destroy the social fabric of an area.

This TED talk looks at some of the worst public spaces in America: http://www.ted.com/talks/james_howard_kunstler_dissects_suburbia.html. It is amazing how much damage you can do with one poorly thought-out project (like Boston's civic square, which is supposed to be a hub but actually created a dead zone in the heart of the city).
 
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