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'Leadership role' for HCA in eco-town delivery

Michael Donnelly, PlanningResource, 8 July 2008

Caroline Flint

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) will have a 'leadership role' in delivering the government's eco-town programme.

However in a Commons statement yesterday, secretary of state for communities and local government Caroline Flint again stressed that local councils will have the final say in decisions on the siting of eco-towns.

Shadow housing minister Grant Schapps asked whether the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) would act as a local planning authority for any of the eco-town developments as part of its leadership role.

Flint replied: "We would expect all applications for eco-towns to be considered as a normal planning application by the appropriate local planning authority unless called in by the Secretary of State.

"We see the HCA being able to take a leadership role in helping to deliver some of the eco-towns and playing a major role in supporting local authorities, and working with bidders to review and refine detailed proposals as they are developed.

"However, it is not envisaged that the HCA's leadership role will include acting as a local planning authority for any of the eco-town developments and there are currently no plans to designate any area and confer any planning functions upon the HCA."