Resi Talks: What next for planning, residential policy and reform

A year after prime minister Boris Johnson and housing secretary Robert Jenrick proposed the biggest shake-up to the planning system, the industry awaits the Planning Bill.

Since the release of the planning white paper, a number of policies including the new standard methodology, affordable housing exemptions and permission in principle on small sites have already been vetoed and adapted. As reports anticipate further culling of controversial zoning and targets, industry experts weigh in on the biggest priorities for reform and accompanying new legislation in the coming months.

EG residential editor Emma Rosser is joined by Ian Fletcher, director of real estate policy at the British Property Federation, and Victoria Hills, chief executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute.