Major Planning System Change Leaves Councillors Mulling Breaking the Law

Major planning system change leaves councillors mulling breaking the law

In a month’s time, the system that planning applications have gone through for decades is set to be completely overhauled, taking much of the…

Staffordshire councillors lash out at changes to planning

National changes to the way planning application decisions are taken – restricting the type of proposals that can be determined by councillors rather than officers – have been blasted by councillors across the political spectrum at a meeting in Staffordshire. From 31st October, a new mandatory national scheme of planning delegations will come into force, which will put tighter requirements on the type of planning applications that can be called …