The independent commentary on British political affairs.
The independent commentary on British political affairs.
May 2008
Vol. 11, No. 11
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The government launched its planning white paper in May with the intention of streamlining the planning system. Ruth Kelly, then Communities Secretary, referred to the proposals as delivering ‘a planning system fit for the 21st century’. In the year of the 60th anniversary of the Attlee government’s creation of modern planning, the reforms introduce radical changes to the spirit, purpose and process of planning.
The reforms generated criticism from environmentalists a…
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