The government is consulting on a new planning system. They want it to be simpler and for people to have more of a say. The Forum thinks that their proposals will achieve the exact opposite. The new local plans will be difficult to understand, while there will be fewer opportunities for people to be consulted. Even more, in many cases, developers will not need to apply for planning permission like they do now, taking away another way for people to be involved in the future of their local area. The scope of Neighbourhood Plans will likely be drastically reduced too.
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Ian leask
10/22/2020 06:09:03 pm
So many brown sites within the borough, why not use them before starting on the green areas.
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Steve
10/23/2020 01:54:42 pm
I agree Ian. An argument put forward previously by the local council is that some brownfield sites in our area are contaminated with industrial waste and it is not economically viable for developers to have clean them up before building houses on the site.
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