Government freezes planning fees
The government has leant a helping hand to the construction industry by freezing planning application and appeal fees for one year in a bid to stimulate new projects
Housing minister John Healey said the fee freeze would save developers £23 million this year, money which can be reinvested into new projects that will sustain the UK construction sector through what is predicted to be a stale year for the economy.
Announcing the freeze, Healey said: ‘At a time when investing in new developments is difficult, and when access to funding is hard, it would be wrong to increase the costs of developers who will help drive economic recovery.
‘I recognise that as we start to work through economic recovery, we need to do what we can to keep builders on construction sites and keep plans on the table.
‘It is important that we react to the economic circumstances and listen to the needs of people, industry and developers and we have done just that.’
From the Architects Journal 21 January 2010.
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