Taylor report rural framework recommendation welcomed

Planning, 8 August 2008

It welcomed the recommendations to review the use of short-term delivery targets to assess the performance of local authority planning departments in favour of a more long-term approach. Policy director Rynd Smith said: "We are pleased that the report recognises the need to provide a clear and coherent national framework to guide growth." He supported the idea of a policy statement setting out how new neighbourhoods, community extensions and towns should be brought through the planning system as a good step towards ensuring that future housing need is achieved in a locally appropriate way. "The government should adopt this recommendation," he urged.