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Tories to promote sustainable building
Construction projects could find it easier to gain planning permission under a Conservative government, according to recent reports.
A Tory planning green paper, which is due to be published this week, will set out a "pro-sustainable building policy", Building magazine reported.
According to the news provider, the Conservative Party is to place its focus on "presumption in favour of sustainable development" as a priority of its planning system.
Shadow Housing Minister Grant Shapps told the magazine: "[There will be a presumption in favour of development] unless a council has written in its plan 'We won't have any building here', having carried out a proper assessment of needs.
"We're saying we'll reform the planning system to make it more pro-sustainable development. This is pretty good news for your readers."
The report also said the green paper will include proposals to abolish centralised housing targets and introduce third party "rights to appeal".
Major project decisions would also be handed to ministers as the Conservatives plan to "wind in" the Infrastructure Planning Commission to Planning Inspectorate should they be victorious at the next general election.
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