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<p>The White Paper commits to developing a comprehensive resources and skills strategy
for the planning sector to support the implementation of our reforms – so that, as
we implement our reforms, local planning authorities are equipped to create great
communities through effective civic engagement and proactive plan-making.</p><p>We
want to reduce the amount of resource-consuming bureaucracy and streamline or abolish
assessments and other requirements that are burdensome and slow-down planning departments.
Part of achieving this will be through modernising the planning process, so that routine
tasks are automated and decision-making is improved by better access to data and digital
services. This will allow local authorities to focus attention on plan making and
place shaping. We are also exploring options to introduce a new planning fee structure
to ensure that local planning authorities are properly resourced to improve the speed
and quality of their decisions.</p><p>We will continue to work with local planning
authorities, as well as professional bodies and the wider planning sector, as we develop
our proposals.</p>
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