The Planning Life Insights of Bryan - part 4

It’s Planning Jim, but not as we know it: Government consults on total overhaul of UK Planning

Select the image below to listen to episode 4 of “The Planning Life Insights of Bryan”, a BCLP podcast looking into the practical things you need to know to navigate the UK planning system.

We look at “Planning for the future”, a Government consultation paper which moots an iconoclastic overhaul of the planning regime, including US-style zoning and a total revamp of developer contributions (CIL and S106).

With insights from Karl Cradick, Head of Energy & Infrastructure at Savills and Tim Smith, Giles Pink and Robert Gowing of BCLP, your hosts Sheridan Treger, Clare Eccles and Jemma Green of BCLP Planning examine whether proposals could help developers unlock major schemes in the 21^st Century, focusing on:

• Pillar One: Revamping and digitising local plans to introduce zoning and automatic outline consents in growth areas, with development consent orders for substantial housing – 6:03 mins
• Pillar Two – Embedding beautiful design into UK planning, with a fast track for schemes that embrace exquisite design 33:16 mins
• Pillar Three – Scrapping CIL and S106 in favour of land value capture through a consolidated “infrastructure levy” 40:38 mins

You say you wanna a revolution but we explore the chances of any of this actually happening - and what it could mean for developers if it does, throwing in as many dubious revolutionary analogies as we can to embrace the sheer radicalism of it all.

If you wish to learn whether real-world experience of zoning in the States suggests it could be the panacea for a smallish island like ours, watch Judy Gallent, head of BCLP’s U.S. Planning and Zoning Practice, in BCLP’s joint webinar with Landmark Chambers.

We hope you enjoy listening! 

If you would like to read more, see our blog ‘The Planning White Paper – our views on the proposals for planning reform’ which summarises the new planning system that is proposed and our initial views

This podcast was contributed to by BCLP Trainee Solicitor Jemma Green.