Our response: Changes to the Current Planning System consultation

Earlier this year the Government launched its Changes to the Planning System consultation, to improve the effectiveness of the current planning system.

Their four main proposals were:

• changes to the standard method for assessing local housing need
• securing of First Homes through developer contributions in the short term until the transition to a new system
• supporting small and medium-sized builders by temporarily lifting the small sites threshold below which developers do not need to contribute to affordable housing
• extending the current Permission in Principle to major development

You can read our response document below.

Also attached is the Changes to the Current Planning System consultation document.