Neighbourhood Planning in Queen’s Speech

The recent Queen’s Speech included a Neighbourhood Planning and Infrastructure Bill.\r\n

“To support the economic recovery, and to create jobs and more apprenticeships, legislation will be introduced to ensure Britain has the infrastructure that businesses need to grow.”

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The purpose of the Bill is to:

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  • Support the Government’s ambition to deliver one million new homes, whilst protecting those areas that we value most including the Green Belt.
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  • Deliver the homes and infrastructure that this country needs.
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  • Transform the way we plan for major infrastructure projects in this country.
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The main benefits of the Bill would be to:

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  • Further empower local communities to plan the homes and infrastructure that they need.
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  • Drive more effective and efficient delivery of housing and infrastructure that local communities need, and make the process clearer, faster and fairer.
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  • Support long-term economic growth through an overarching and independent assessment of the long-term infrastructure needs of the nation.
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\r\nWe’ve already seen a revolution in neighbourhood planning, with 193 neighbourhood plans approved at referendum and nearly 2,000 groups involved, covering around ten million people. This Bill is intended to support more communities, like Porthleven to develop and implement their plan and have a clear say on local housing development.\r\n\r\nFull details can be found on page 19 at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/524040/Queen_s_Speech_2016_background_notes_.pdf