Planning system
- CPRE's policy on planning
- Good land-use planning is the unsung hero of environmental protection. It can encourage urban regeneration, curb urban sprawl, help slow the growth in road traffic, protect the beauty and tranquillity of the countryside and safeguard wildlife habitats. Effective planning is more important now than ever before with economic pressures and a growing population leading to more development intruding into the countryside. Precious Green Belt land is being eaten away despite a Government commitment to protect it. Proposed new legislation concerning the planning for major infrastructure projects presents a serious challenge to the integrity of the planning system.
- Policy position statement
- A4, 1pp
- July 2008
- PDF (1.7Mb)
- Related campaigns:
- Planning system
- Special offer Deconstructing Barker
A one dimensional misunderstanding of a multidimensional issue: a critique of the Barker Review of planning
Our report takes a critical look at the Barker Review of Land Use Planning. The Review's narrow focus on making the planning system easier for business and economic growth puts at risk the value of good planning to deliver sustainable development and a high quality living environment. We make the case for the planning system to be developed and strengthened with better protection for the countryside.- Report
- A4, 57pp
- March 2007
- ISBN 1 902786 89 0
- £4.99 RRP £10.00
- PDF (300Kb)
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- Planning system
- Departure Applications
How, when and why to ask that departure applications be called in
Local authorities make decisions on planning applications in line with policies in the approved development plan for their area. Sometimes a large-scale or controversial scheme gets approval which goes against the development plan. The local planning authority has to tell the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister about most departure applications it intends to approve. This guide explains what types of development could be considered a 'departure application', and when and how you can take action to influence a decision.
- Guide
- A4, 12pp
- February 2005
- Free with SAE
- PDF (84Kb)
- Enforcement
Quality control in planning
This briefing examines the problems with enforcement of planning controls, the impact of those problems and opportunities for reform.
- Briefing
- A4, 4pp
- December 2002
- Free with SAE
- PDF (120Kb)
- Future Planners
Propositions for the next age of planning
This report calls for the planning profession to take a key role in pursuing a more sustainable future, with proposals to boost democratic input and improve the public value of planning decisions.- Report
- A4, 26pp
- February 2007
- PDF (510Kb)
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- Planning system
- General Permitted Development Order 1995
Department of Communities and Local Government consultation
Our response to the Government consultation calls for local authorities to be given more freedom to tackle the growing problem of landbanking which is a threat to Green Belt.- Consultation response
- A4, 2pp
- October 2006
- PDF (29Kb)
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- Green Belts
- New Goodwill payments: Do they benefit communities or bring planning into disrepute
- This briefing sets out the findings of CPRE’s investigation of a growing number of cases where developers of new wind farms are offering various forms of payments and benefits directly to local communities, as a means of overcoming opposition to development. CPRE believes that the practice is undermining public faith in planning, and that local communities could get a much better deal if developers are required to work through the planning process. We are calling for the Government to take a range of measures to stamp out the use of goodwill payments altogether.
- Briefing
- A4, 7pp
- October 2008
- PDF (115Kb)
- Related campaigns:
- Planning system
- New Goodwill payments: Local cases
- Local examples produced as part of CPRE's briefing: Goodwill payments: Do they benefit communities or bring planning into disrepute?
- Briefing
- A4, 1pp
- October 2008
- PDF (23Kb)
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- Planning system
- How to Respond to Planning Applications
An eight-step guide
Most significant developments in the United Kingdom require planning permission from a local planning authority. This process usually involves the submission of a planning application. As a member of the public, you are entitled to examine and comment on planning applications as they are made. This is your chance to press for planning decisions that work for the good of the environment and your local community. This guide tells you how to find out more about a planning application and — if necessary — how you can take action.- Guide
- A5, 32pp
- January 2005
- ISBN: 1 902786 74 2
- £3.00
- PDF (657Kb)
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- Planning system
- Judicial Review and Planning Decisions
- Produced in collaboration with the Environmental Law Foundation, this short guide will help you decide whether you have a case for judicial review and sets out how the procedure works.
- Guide
- A4, 12pp
- October 2001
- ISBN 1 902786 45 9
- £3.50
- PDF (467Kb)
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