Current English planning system not fit for purpose

Current system ‘not fit for purpose’ for housing, net zero or restoring nature, IPPR report says / Planning overhaul needed to expedite onshore wind following 2015 law change / Streamline planning system to support new housing that integrates with transport and supports nature

The current English planning system is not ‘fit for purpose’ to build a net zero world, restore nature or meet housing need, according to a new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).  The report finds that it would take 4,700 years for England to reach the onshore wind capacity called for by government advisers, at the current rate of development. Without this the UK will fail to become fully energy secure in a net-zero world.  Progress in... ... More: Official Press Release IPPR

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