More work needed on planning policy

Steve Atkinson welcomes the new national planning policy framework with some reservations.

By Steve Atkinson | 20 September 2011

Planning is different from other council services in that it affects not only the present, but the future - in a very big way.

Given the understandable drive from the coalition Government for economic and housing growth, it is equally understandable that planning is very much in the spotlight; and will remain there for some time to come.

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