http://wilfredej.com/2010/02/planning-in-chippenham/ I'm on your side Mon, 10 May 2010 11:08:59 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://wilfredej.com/2010/02/planning-in-chippenham/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Wilfred Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:14:17 +0000 http://wilfredej.com/?p=441#comment-12 There is an acknowledgement on all sides that additional housing is needed across the South West. The abolition of the RSS will enable local councils to consult more fully with their communities and build houses based on actual need, rather than an out of date forecast There is an acknowledgement on all sides that additional housing is needed across the South West. The abolition of the RSS will enable local councils to consult more fully with their communities and build houses based on actual need, rather than an out of date forecast

]]> http://wilfredej.com/2010/02/planning-in-chippenham/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Marc Willis Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:34:05 +0000 http://wilfredej.com/?p=441#comment-11 It is surely disingenuous to say that the RSS can be abolished and replaced with 'local decision making on planning issues'. It may be that some of the figures which underpin the housing growth numbers in the SWRSS might need to be adjusted, but you cannot seriously believe that the 566,000 new homes required across the South West can be reduced to 0? Have you given any thought to the damage that this disasterous policy will have on the economy? I am a Town Planner, and I have no direct interest in the developments at Chippenham on either side, but you cannot really believe that a Tory Government can effectively abolish national planning policy guidance and the Planning Inspectorate and leave the development industry entirely in the hands of Local Government. This would be a complete disaster. It is surely disingenuous to say that the RSS can be abolished and replaced with ‘local decision making on planning issues’. It may be that some of the figures which underpin the housing growth numbers in the SWRSS might need to be adjusted, but you cannot seriously believe that the 566,000 new homes required across the South West can be reduced to 0? Have you given any thought to the damage that this disasterous policy will have on the economy? I am a Town Planner, and I have no direct interest in the developments at Chippenham on either side, but you cannot really believe that a Tory Government can effectively abolish national planning policy guidance and the Planning Inspectorate and leave the development industry entirely in the hands of Local Government. This would be a complete disaster.

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