Exchange

摘要

I enjoyed Hana Loftus's plea for a plan-led planning system (RIBAJ October 2022), and I am in general agreement with its sentiment. However, in my experience developments approved at appeal in the absence of a 'five-year land supply' (5YLS) are very similar to those approved by planning committees having passed through the 'proper' local plan process. The lack of a 5YLS may allow an inspector to grant a permission on land outside a development boundary, but only if its location is otherwise 'sustainable', and to maximise their chances of success most housebuilders will comply with all other requirements placed on them by the local plan.