Local Planning Authorities Land for Employment and Industrial Use 2023-02-20
2023-02-20
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Q1
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No specific incident or statistic mentioned, but it concerns national policy and local planning authority actions.
What steps his Department is taking to support the provision of land for employment and industrial use by local planning authorities?
National planning policy makes it clear that local plans and decisions should help businesses invest, expand, and create jobs. The department is consulting on how the national planning policy framework could better support these developments, welcoming contributions to this consultation.
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The answer does not provide specific support or incentives for Rugby Borough Council or other local authorities seeking to do the right thing and enable business growth.
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Q2
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Rugby Borough Council has agreed to review its local plan, emphasizing the provision of more land for employment. The question seeks further support and incentives from the Department.
In my constituency, Rugby Borough Council recently agreed to review its local plan emphasising the provision of more land for employment to help levelling up and to create jobs and opportunities. What further support and incentives can the Department give local authorities such as Rugby which are seeking to do the right thing and enable our businesses to grow?
We welcome ambitious local authorities such as Rugby promoting development that helps level up the area. We are creating a new framework to make local plans easier to produce, giving more weight in decision-making so we can create certainty and foster a genuinely plan-led system.
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The answer does not specify what further support or incentives will be given to Rugby Borough Council or other similar local authorities.
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Q3
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External partners of local authorities determine the future economic strategy for locations like York, and there is concern about whether this benefits local communities or only investors' interests.
When land is available for urban development, external partners often determine the future economic strategy. How is the Department ensuring that there is a focus on a levelling-up agenda that benefits local communities, as opposed to a trickle-down agenda that benefits only the investors' interests?
The Government are committed to levelling up areas throughout the country, including York. We deliver significant investment funds through Homes England to enable York and other partners to drive economic growth and level up the country.
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The answer does not address how the department ensures a levelling-up agenda that benefits local communities specifically, rather than just investors' interests.
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