The Planning and Infrastructure Bill promises faster decisions and greener outcomes. But will it actually deliver, asks James Clark

Nervousness, delays and complex rules continue to plague our planning system. Balancing legislative reform whilst instilling trust in the system is an equation the government is yet to master. With the Planning and Infrastructure Bill currently progressing through parliament, the government is promising faster decisions, greener outcomes and fewer delays — but will it deliver?

What will change after the Planning and Infrastructure Bill?

The Bill is aimed at modernising planning and speeding up development. Headline changes include Environmental Delivery Plans and a Nature Restoration Fund to unlock development through strategic environmental investment; a national delegation scheme, enabling more decisions to be taken at officer level; and empowering planning authorities to set planning fees locally, ringfencing funds to ensure reinvestment in planning services.

Recent government amendments to “get Britain building faster” include a range of measures from streamlining........

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