Localism and Planning

The UK's Localism Bill, due to be enacted in April 2012, provides the most radical reform of UK planning law in 20 years. This book is a clear practical guide to what the reform is likely to mean in practice for developers, local authorities, planning consultants, and communities in general. It covers not just the Bill but other proposed legislative changes and the UK government's policy direction on planning issues more generally (for example, the proposed National Planning Policy Framework is due to be finalized in April 2012).