Planning in the 2000s

Planning in the 2000s

2004: The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 scraps county-level structure plans and introduces statutory regional planning in the form of Regional Spatial Strategies.

The Act also says that development plans must contribute to the achievement of sustainable development.

The system in brief
History of the planning system
Regional spatial strategies
Strategic environmental assessment
Local development frameworks
Development needing planning permission
Submitting a planning application
Departure applications

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