New Planning Bill
Planning reforms are proposed which will impact at each end of the planning spectrum. Major infrastructure developments will be considered by an independent Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) and small domestic developments, including wind turbines and solar panels, will be allowed without the need for planning permission. In introducing the Bill the Government said it aims to make the planning system quicker and more transparent and reform the system for deciding major infrastructure projects which is increasingly struggling with the challenges of the 21st Century.