Streamlining the planning system: the new National Delegation Scheme
- Jun 16
- 2 min read
Planning partners, Chrisa Tsompani and Nigel Hewitson recently featured in Local Government Lawyer cover the new National Delegation Scheme.
''This is about to change. When the Regulations become operative, there will be a national scheme of delegations. LPAs will no longer have the right to use powers under s101 of the 1972 to amend them. These reforms, supported by the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025, will likely become operative on October 31, 2026, and will apply to all LPAs in England, including mineral planning authorities, but will exclude development corporations, National Park Authorities, and the Broads Authority.
The main goal is to enhance clarity and consistency in planning processes. It has been further argued that it will allow planning committees to focus on significant proposals that affect the local area, while routine, minor, or technical decisions will be managed by professional planning officers. However, will this reform genuinely simplify and streamline decision-making in local planning?''
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Chrisa Tsompani (Partner)
Chrisa is a planning and environmental law specialist with over 16 years’ experience. She is highly experienced in complex planning and environmental issues, having advised on planning and highway agreements, Biodiversity Net Gain, development control, enforcement, planning policy, s106 and s111 agreements as well as compulsory purchase orders to name a few.
Nigel Hewitson (Partner)
E: nigel.hewitson@djblaw.co.uk
Nigel is an expert in planning law and listed buildings. He co-wrote the leading authority textbook, “Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets” (6th Ed) and is a Member of the Legal Sub Panel for the Institute of Historic Building Conservation. He has a national reputation for his planning expertise and is an Associate Editor of Butterworth’s Planning Law and an Associate Editor of the Planning Volumes of the Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents. He is experienced in judicial review cases for defendant public bodies and claimant developers.
