New planning permission laws?

[Glaucus]

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.

 

[Glaucus]

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.

Try here:

http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/1951729

Exisiting stuff is here:

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/wp...neboqKgIAGUwqho!/dl3/d3/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/

Thanks, a bit of reading to do. Second link doesn't work simulatorman, just takes me to home page.

 

[Glaucus]

Ah ok thanks, I assumed as it had a long link, it was going to be an article or something.

 

[Glaucus]

Everyone who complains about how difficult it is to build things in this country should familiarise themselves with the free-for-all that is Houston: http://i52.tinypic.com/t8pvf8.jpg

If only i could get a visa