Make planning quicker for beautiful schemes, report says

By Joey Gardiner2020-01-30T06:00:00

Source: Tim Crocker

Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission spells out 45 recommendations

The government should create a fast-track planning system for well-designed schemes as part of a wide-ranging reform of the development process, according to the final report of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission.

The commission, set up by former housing secretary James Brokenshire, recommended changes to the National Planning Policy Framework to prioritise placemaking and beauty which would make it easier to turn down planning applications on design grounds.

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