"Planning For A Sustainable Future"

"Planning For A Sustainable Future" - the Government’s White Paper on planning reforms has been talked about for some considerable time and across the multimedia. It’s aimed at many different audiences, which is not surprising when you consider it is a White Paper presented to Parliament by the Secretaries of State for Communities and Local Government, for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for Trade and Industry, and for Transport. At over 200 pages, the White Paper covers a substantial number of issues that range from national policy statements and the preparation of applications for nationally significant infrastructure projects, through to the strengthening of the role of local authorities in shaping their areas and making the planning system more efficient and effective.