A review of the planning process has called for a government u-turn on recent changes to the system.rnThe review, commissioned by the communities department, includes proposals to reduce the amount of supporting information required to apply for planning permission and for a re-working of planning targets.rnDespite the fact that most of these requirements were introduced by Labour, Margaret Beckett, the housing minister, welcomed the report and promised to conduct a review of documents needed to supportrnplanning applications.rnThe report, carried out by David Pretty, the former Barrett chief executive, and Joanna Killian, chief executive of Essex council, contained 17 recommendations in total, some of which will require primary legislation.rnThe report calls for some documents to be scrapped for all but the largest applications. This would include design and access statements, in which applicants set out the impact of the project on local transport. This was introduced in 2006.
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