• RTPI briefings
  - House of Lords
  - House of Commons
  - Pre-publication of the Bill
• RTPI information and guidance

Royal Assent for the Localism Act was announced on 15 November 2011. The RTPI and the Localism Act sets out what we did to try to improve the Bill as it went through Parliament. DCLG have produced a plain english guide to the Localism Act

10 minute round up of the Localism Act by Kelvin MacDonald (podcast)

Special thanks are due to our members who helped shape our policies through their invaluable expertise during our consultations.

See National Planning Policy Framework for details of our work on the NPPF.

We are now working with a range of partners on the question of guidance.

RTPI Briefings

 House of Lords: 19 May - 15 November 2011

• The RTPI and the Localism Act (15 November);
• House of Commons Consideration of Amendments (7 November);
• Lords Report Stage Briefing (10 October);
• Civic Voice and RTPI suggested amendment to the Localism Bill: Purposes of a Neighbourhood Forum (29 June);
• Lords' Committee Stage Briefing: Transitional Arrangements (29 June);
• RTPI Issue Briefing: Enforcement (29 June);
• House of Lords' Committee Stage June/July 2011: Summary (27 June);
• House of Lords' Commitee Stage: Clause 124 Local Financial Considerations (27 June);
• RTPI Issue Briefing: Mayoral Powers (27 June);
• RTPI Briefing on the Localism Bill: Lords' Second Reading (1 June). During the debate one of the key issues we pressed in our briefing, Clause 124 (financial considerations), was raised 8 times.
• Lords’ Second Reading: Other Planning Provisions in the Bill (1 June);
• Lords’ Second Reading: Non-Planning Provisions in the Bill (1 June);
• Lords’ Second Reading: Local Financial Considerations (27 May);
• Lords’ Second Reading: Enforcement (27 May);
• Lords’ Second Reading: Neighbourhood Planning (27 May).

House of Commons: 13 December 2010 - 18 May

• RTPI Briefing: House of Commons Report Stage (13 May). The House of Commons Library Research paper contained six references to RTPI positions on the Bill, including a reference to Trudi Elliott’s evidence to the Bill committee;
• Discussion Document: National Planning Policy Framework (15 April);
• Budget 2011 Briefing (24 March);
• National Planning Policy Framework: Pre-consultation Phase – RTPI Initial Proposals (28 February);
• Proposed RTPI Amendment: Strategic Planning -Clause 90 (14 February). Decentralisation Minister, Greg Clark quoted extensively from it at the Select Committee and praised our involvement whilst speaking at the RTPI Planning Convention,
• Parliamentary Briefing: Commons' Second Reading of the Bill (11 January); 
• Localism Bill: Briefing Paper (21 December 2010).

Pre-publication of the Bill - before 12 December 2010

• Twelve Tests for the Localism Bill (7 December 2010);
• Briefing Note: Local and Neighbourhood Planning System (10 December 2010);
• Localism Bill Brief: Great Expectations (24 November 2010);
• Briefing Note: Government Proposals for National Planning (4 August 2010);
• Briefing Note: Local Enterprise Partnerships (2 August 2010);
• Briefing Note: Announcements on Strategic Planning (8 July 2010).

Please note: the RTPI position on some issues has evolved as developments have occured. Early briefings may not represent the most upto date RTPI stance.

RTPI information and guidance

• Using the Costs Regime to Strengthen the Duty to Co-operate (8 June 2011);
• Information Note: Existing Tools for Neighbourhood Planning, includes case studies (24 May 2011);
• Information Page: Houses in Multiple Occupation (January 2012);
• A Quick Guide to the Localism Bill: Neighbourhood Plans (1 June 2011);
• Neighbourhood planning event resources (16 November 2011)
• Introductory Guide: Localism Bill in Wales (20 January 2011);
• Information Page: Changes to PPS3: Housing - Garden Land (22 November 2010).
• All RTPI consultation responses
• All RTPI media releases

Author:

Sarah Lewis

Publisher:

The Royal Town Planning Institute

Date:

22-Mar-12

Categories:

Policy, Practice, RTPI News 

Sections:

News & Media , What Planning Does

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