Aiming for a fairer planning system >>> have your say

A review of the planning system is underway:
Futures Forum: Aiming for a fairer planning system

The Raynsford Review is engaging with groups and the wider public.

The Chair of Covop has been invited to the Raynsford Review roundtable: "Planning an ageing population" on October 16. 
Community Voice on Planning | A National Alliance to provide communities with an effective voice on planning, enabling them to protect their greenfield and green spaces.

But for members of the public to provide some input, there is now a survey available on-line 
> with final comments by the end of the month:
Raynsford Review of Planning: public survey

Here with an overview of things here:

The Raynsford Review

The Raynsford Review of Planning has been set up to identify how the Government can reform the English planning system to make it fairer, better resourced and capable of producing quality outcomes, while still encouraging the production of new homes.

It will be informed by a task force chaired by former planning minister Nick Raynsford and will include politicians, housing providers, developers, consultants, academics and the public.

Evidence will be collected over an 18-month period (beginning in late June 2017) and a report formally presented at all major party conferences in autumn 2018.

Aims

England is still becoming acquainted with a heavily deregulated planning system. Since 2010, when planning legislation was first relaxed to accommodate housing growth, there have been complaints from both the private and public sector that the system is unsustainable.

The Raynsford Review seeks to provide practical and comprehensive policy guidance to overcome these issues in a way that is mutually beneficial to all stakeholders.

We have set three aims for the project:

• Engage constructively with politicians and council officers, communities, housing providers, developers, consultants and academics—all those interested in the built environment—about how we can deliver better placemaking through a fairer and more effective planning system.
• Set out a positive agenda following the outcomes of the general election and planning hiatus.
• Set out a new vision for planning in England and rebuild trust in the planning process by communicating with the public as well as professionals.

The review task force

Our core task force is made up of academics, politicians, policy makers and consultants. These ten members will work with us throughout the review to represent the values of stakeholder groups and ensure that the process remains focused and independent. 

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Town and Country Planning Association | The Raynsford Review

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