Member

As part of our changes to the duty to notify the Planning Inspectorate and host local authorities of an impending application, we have also introduced the ability to specify in regulations what other information applicants must provide. Removing the power to prescribe further information as part of the notification process, as proposed, limits discretion for government to prescribe further information which may in future be required to ensure that the Planning Inspectorate and host local authorities are adequately prepared for the submission of applications. We will, of course, ensure that any additional information prescribed through regulations is appropriate and that the Government take a proportionate approach.