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Planning & Localism -
what our clients really think

The Government’s Localism Bill and subsequent draft National Planning Policy Framework have attracted a significant amount of attention from both media and industry in recent months.  The proposals represent some of the most dramatic reforms to the planning system in living memory. We carried out a survey of 100 of our private sector clients and contacts from across the real estate market, including developers and investors and you can review the results here.

The report may provide some difficult reading for those in charge of implementing the proposed new legislation in that the majority of our respondents remain unconvinced by the benefits of the Bill, largely due to an absence of proper explanation from Government of how the changes will be put in place and operate on a practical level.

If you would like to discuss any of the issues raised in this report, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Localism report 

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith

BLP
Partner, Planning

If you would like to discuss any aspect of the report or planning law in general, please email me using the link below.