Quick Guide: The Barker Review

Editor: David Watkins

Barker Review of Land Use Planning Kate Barker published the final report of her independent review of land use planning on 5 December 2006. It contained a number of recommendations for the Government.

Kate Barker was commissioned by the Chancellor and the Deputy Prime Minister in December 2005 to conduct an independent review of the land use planning system in England. The terms of reference were to consider how the planning system could better deliver economic growth alongside other sustainable development goals. In particular, Barker was asked to assess:

• ways of improving the efficiency and speed of the system;
• ways of increasing the flexibility, transparency and predictability that enterprise requires;