Planning for the future

As the Government scraps regional housing targets, the Town and Country Planning association has published its latest report, ‘The Future of Planning". TCPa Chief Planner, Dr Hugh Ellis said: "...The TCPa is profoundly concerned that Government's proposal to abolish regional planning will destroy a valuable mechanism for making essential strategic investment decisions." also, Home Builders Federation chairman Stewart Baseley said; "we urgently need clarity on housing planning policy...we have an acute housing crisis in this country, approaching a shortfall of a million new homes. we just cannot aff ord a period of confusion ...at a time when we are already building at the lowest level for many decades."