Home News Features Compliance

🕒 Article read time: 2 minutes

Campaign highlights 08 August 2024


Consultation launched to review planning policy: Last week, Angela Rayner, the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced a review of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), something Logistics UK has long been calling for.  

The consultation is seeking views on the government's proposed approach to revising the NPPF in order to achieve sustainable growth and includes details on supporting economic growth in key sectors, referencing freight and logistics - given their importance to the economic future.  

It reflects feedback from our sector by highlighting the critical role of freight and logistics in UK economic growth and productivity, setting out the importance of the national network of storage and distribution infrastructure to enable local, regional, national and international operations.

The consultation proposes wording to ensure supply chains, transport innovation and decarbonisation are considered in terms of the locational requirements of the storage and distribution centres. These proposals aim to support the growth of the sector, through facilitating decarbonisation, adapting to changing patterns of global change and adopting new technologies.  

Logistics UK has been calling for planning reform to enable goods to be moved in the most productive, strategic and green way. Given the sector is becoming ever smarter and more integrated, within businesses and between logistics sites and transport modes, the infrastructure it relies upon must become more integrated and multimodal too.  

The business group has outlined numerous times how bottlenecks in the UK's logistics infrastructure, slow pace of planning and delivery, and lack of long-term plans create inefficiencies and inhibit private investment.

Therefore, Logistics UK has welcomed this consultation and will be responding, making the case that the final plans must take into account the needs of logistics and further emphasising the need for the current slow and inflexible nature of the planning system to be addressed to support the delivery of new logistics sites and enable existing sites to be adapted efficiently. 

To help shape Logistics UK's consultation response, please contact Jonathan Walker, Head of Cities and Infrastructure Policy. 

Published On: 08/08/2024 13:30:00

 

Comments Section

If you are a Logistics UK member login to add comments.

There are no comments yet.



Latest articles

Lower Thames Crossing: Delaying decision is "deeply concerning", says Logistic s UK

Following the announcement by Rt Hon Louise Haigh MP, Secretary of State for Transport to delay the decision on the Development Consent Order (DCO) for the Lower Thames Crossing, Logistics UK Chief Executive David Wells OBE said, “The postponement of the decision on the Lower Thames Crossing’s Development Consent Order (DCO) is deeply concerning and runs counter to what the new government has said about getting Britain building again.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Postponement of EU Entry/Exit system "good for business" says Logistics UK

Plus: Logistics UK responds to the government announcement that the introduction of BTOM Safety and Security declarations is to be delayed.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Logistics UK reacts as Northern Ireland Executive approves A5 upgrade

In a significant policy win for Logistics UK, Stormont ministers have approved the long-awaited A5 road upgrade project - including a full dual carriageway.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Next page

Demand for new vans down in July but 2024 market remains robust

E-news archive

You can also view our e-news archive here.

E-news archive

Interested in Membership?

Get in contact using the Membership Enquiry Form.

Membership Enquiry Form

Logistics Magazine Portal

The hub for finding relevant and informative features, news & compliance guides from Logistics Magazine

Logistics Magazine Portal Home

Sponsorship Opportunities

Learn more about advertising on the new digital Logistics Magazine, with a variety of advert options to reach 30,000 relevant readers.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Magazine Contents

News

Logistics Magazine will cover all the latest news on stories breaking in the industry, including developments on COVID-19,  Brexit, Clean Air Zones, transport law and decarbonisation.

News

Features

Our frequent features will tackle the broader issues affecting logistics such as the COVID-19 vaccination programme, technology and innovation, the political and economic landscape, global trade and the drive to reduce emissions across all transport modes.

Features

Compliance

Each month we explore a different topic in depth in our popular Compliance section, while each week we will publish answers put to our Member Advice Centre team.

Compliance

View Supplements and Previous Printed Editions

View Supplements and previous printed editions of Logistics Magazine here.

Previous