The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is updating planning practice guidance on design and placemaking to strengthen local planning authorities' capacity to assess developer viability claims and secure appropriate developer contributions. The guidance addresses the skills and resource asymmetry between LPAs and developers in financial viability assessment negotiations. This is an active consultation and guidance development process affecting planning decisions and infrastructure funding across England.
We are seeking views on the usability of consolidated Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance.
Topic of this consultation: The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government is seeking views on the usability of our proposed consolidation of the Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance. Scope of this consultation: This draft Planning Practice
Topic of this consultation: The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government is seeking views on the usability of our proposed consolidation of the Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance. Scope of this consultation: This draft Planning Practice
We are seeking views on the usability of consolidated Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance.
In response to: Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance
Without updated guidance, local planning authorities will still struggle to challenge financial viability assessments submitted by developers and may fail to receive the amount of developer contributions they are entitled to. Viability assessments are an important tool to ensure that …
This report assesses whether MHCLG is overseeing an effective system of developer contributions that delivers the intended benefits. Report type: value_for_money | Departments: ['Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government'] | Topics: ['Commercial and financial management', 'Housing', 'In
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