Thanks, Robert. The NIMBY issue can be avoided by using the existing method: Central Government issues a housing target for the LA to follow (as they do now). The LA incorporates that into its Local … (View Post)

One element is that more and more restrictions have been placed on the flexibility of LAs and a second is reduced funding. It was indeed much easier in the past for LAs to self-issue planning permiss… (View Post)

^^^ This to a great extent, but I can also understand the rules-based elements that have gradually and inexorably accrued: people also want consistency ("Why was xxx approved and my one rejected… (View Post)

Thanks. It's the self-build direction that my suggested LDO-method is intended to facilitate, along with smaller developers. Leaping from one system entirely to another (whilst under our own system o… (View Post)

And thanks all for all the kind words. I was bracing myself for pushback, because I figured I'd be pleasing no-one and possibly annoying everyone by saying "It really is complicated and this is … (View Post)