The housing secretary says the government will rethink the planning system to make it quick and simple to process applications
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has called for the “overly bureaucratic” planning system to be reformed to help speed up and simplify the planning process in England. Robert Jenrick announced the government will rethink the planning system from first principles, with the government reportedly planning a series of radical planning reforms.
“I want everyone, no matter where in the country they live, to have access to affordable, safe, and high-quality housing, and to live in communities with a real sense of place,” said Robert Jenrick. “The time has come to speed up and simplify this country’s overly bureaucratic planning process.”