Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 29 February 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of (a) the effect of the presumption in favour of sustainable development on appeals to overturn local planning decisions relating to wind farms and (b) the compatibility of that presumption with his localism policy.
holding answer
An impact assessment was published alongside the draft National Planning Policy Framework, which includes an initial assessment of the implications for planning appeals. The presumption in favour of sustainable development is designed to reinforce the role of locally-produced plans in addressing development needs.
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