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Local authorities are furthest ahead on best value. They have got past the stage of doing best-value reviews and are now required to operate their entire planning and budgetary systems on principles of best value.
Non-legislative frameworks are expected in the following environmental areas:
Air quality
Best Available Techniques (for preventing or minimising emissions and impacts on the environment.)
Committee reports
Date published:
1 September 2019
r=11423&c=2074386A number of local authorities questioned whether LPPs are the best way to engage local communities in the development planning process.
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government said:
“The Act places a number of duties on local authorities in relation to allotments and it is ultimately up to the local authorities themselves to decide how best to carry out the functions conferred on them by Part 9.
The power is intended to fine tune funding in light of experience, in order to provide the best outcome against the vision whilst ensuring best value for the public purse.
If Northern Ireland has to diverge in order to maintain parity with the EU the same review process will be followed and the same assessments are made as whether it would be in the best interests of GB to follow suit or to allow divergence.