To be worried about fast track planning permissions?

[Tellmetruth4]

I’m not a NIMBY especially as there is no where left to build in my corner of London. However, I’m worried about the development of massive estates across the country. Without adequate infrastructure being built in parallel there’s a real chance many of these shiny new build areas could quickly become ghettos.

I can already imagine they’re eyeing up parts of Hertfordshire, Kent and Essex to build over and the locals won’t have a say due to automatic approval.

I get that we need new housing but is this automatic approval process the right way? It works for the developers but does it work for the local communities?

www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/aug/05/englands-planning-reforms-will-create-generation-of-slums

I’m worried about this too. I need to see the details of the proposals but yes at first glance it just seems to benefit the developers mainly.

No, YANBU, this is really quite worrying as it takes away local oversight.

The main reason more homes are not built quickly is large developers land bank and also they carefully release houses at a rate that doesn't reduce prices ,- these things won't change and the reforms just make it cheaper for big developers.

Not many people will be thrilled to learn their neighbohr can put up a two storey extension without planning permission too.

None of this is intended to benefit current or future homeowners, this is policy for developers.

I’ve just read the detail of the consultation and it looks like it involves quite a lot of work. I’m not sure how this will save time in the planning process but I suppose it all depends on the details.

I don't think it's a good idea either. I think there should be an easier process for brownfield or infill development but not to the extent the government is proposing.

I also think there should be a presumption that any greenfield development will be turned down unless it can be established that it is critical to the nation's infrastructure. There's no need to concrete over fields when we have about half a million empty homes across the country - and now that WFH is becoming so much more acceptable it may well be that we do'n't need to worry so much about those homes being in the wrong places.