30-month clock set for new local planning system

Matthew Pennycook

A new system for local planning development, including a 30-month process, is to be launched early this year, Housing and Planning Minister Matthew Pennycook (pictured) has said.

As well as the 30-month process aimed at “providing a clear end-to-end framework for creating and adopting local plans”, the changes will see a three-gateway system with checkpoints at Gateway 1 (scope and strategic priorities), Gateway 2 (draft plan) and Gateway 3 (readiness for examination).

“Local plans are the best way for communities to shape decisions about how to deliver the housing and wider development their areas need,” Pennycook said.

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