Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has announced that the planning inspectorate will face a continuous review process.
Prescott told the House of Commons yesterday that the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) will “replace the traditional quinquennial review with a more flexible cycle of end-to-end reviews, focusing on the effectiveness of business processes involved in achieving specific outcomes”.
The first review will focus on three main issues:
- Speed and efficiency of the decision-making process on planning appeals and other disputes.
- The Planning Inspectorate’s alignment with key Government objectives, including that of a faster, fairer and more flexible planning system.
- Links between the policy-making and delivery functions.
Consultation on the review will begin shortly and the review team will report back to the ODPM in September.
EGi News 05/02/03
