Localism Act: RTPI activity

RTPI briefings

House of Lords
House of Commons
Pre-publication of the Bill

Royal Assent for the Localism Act was announced on 15th 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);
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);
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.