“The RTPI has long campaigned for a national planning framework for England but the NPPF must be spatial to be effective. National planning must show the geography of planned activities, development and infrastructure and how the Government’s policies and land use designations apply to different parts of the country.”
He added: “The RTPI is seriously concerned about the way in which the presumption in favour of sustainable development is expressed in their draft NPPF. It is a denial of the concept of sustainable development to give over-riding emphasis to the approval of development proposals without ensuring that that they are economically, socially and environmentally sustainable.”
The group of four practitioners has faced a very significant challenge in trying to summarise existing planning policy in a way that. balances the need for economic growth with the need to address climate change and other environmental and community issues. Read More
