Overview

The Government’s planning reform has come in for criticism as it attempts to strike a balance between economic growth and localism. In this article, Michael Gallimore and Harry Spurr from Hogan Lovells ask whether the new National Planning Policy Framework will do the job.

The article explores the genesis of the policy in the Conservative's green paper 'Open Source Planning', why the development industry, professionals and local government have all warned that the measures would slow the delivery of much-needed development and finally what future there is for localism in planning.

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