The government intends to give "automatic" permission to housing schemes on sites allocated for that use in local plans.
Im not sure what this will add?
I have always assumed, and advised developers, that allocated sites in our adopted Local plans are tantamount to having outline planning permission. They have been through a process of consultation, technical appraisal and independent scrutiny so do not need a planning permission again, only approval of reserved or detailed matters.
Planning in principle sounds like unnecessary bureaucracy to me ? If there is some national confusion about the status of allocated housing sites, why not just clarify that through NPPG instead?
