{"id":14533,"date":"2015-02-24T13:46:51","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T13:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.adjacentgovernment.co.uk\/?p=14533"},"modified":"2015-06-03T15:21:34","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T15:21:34","slug":"new-measures-will-speed-planning-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/new-measures-will-speed-planning-process\/14533\/","title":{"rendered":"New measures will speed up the planning process"},"content":{"rendered":"

Planning Minister Brandon Lewis has proposed new measures designed to make the planning system work more efficiently and effectively…<\/span><\/h2>\n

The changes relate to the section 106 agreements, which attach conditions on planning permission being granted. This process can often lead to extended negotiations that can cause significant delays to the planning application process.<\/p>\n

Housing and Planning Minister Brandon Lewis<\/span><\/a> said: \u201cSection 106 planning agreements can bring great benefits to local communities but too often they drag out planning applications for months.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m proposing measures that will speed up the process, get planning permissions granted quicker and workers on site earlier, all the while keeping the community benefits that these agreements can bring.\u201d<\/p>\n

The government said that while section 106 agreements can benefit the local community by ensuring the impact of a scheme is discussed, it can add months to the planning process\u2014even stalling work on developments.<\/p>\n

Proposals to get around this include:<\/p>\n