Penfold Review of non-planning consents
The Penfold Review, set up to identify whether non-planning consents delay or discourage investment published its final report in July 2010.
Penfold Review of non-planning consents
Reforming the planning system is an important part of the government’s growth agenda. In addition to the planning system, there are several consent regimes that businesses must apply for, depending on how they wish to develop or operate properties. These consents have been designed to deliver economic, social and environmental benefits. However, the Penfold Review, published in July 2010, found that they could also create delay, uncertainty and costs to business.
Government published its initial response to the Penfold Review (PDF, 154 Kb) in November 2010. Following a progress update on implementation of the Penfold Review recommendations (PDF, 208 Kb) , a final implementation report on the Penfold review (PDF, 122 Kb) was published in November 2011, setting out a programme to:
- scrap unnecessary development consents and simplify others
- reform the remits and working practices of the public bodies granting or advising on development consents
- set a clear timescale for deciding development consent applications
- make it easier to apply for development consents
