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Planning, building and the environment

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Summary

The principal aims of this study were to

• provide further information on the costs, benefits and practicalities of using mediation in the existing development control system and how mediation might promote social inclusion and greater participation in the planning system
• consider whether the existing statutory framework for determining planning applications and appeals might be changed to make more effective use of mediation and the scope, nature and implications of doing so
• consider the potential for a national mediation service

Note: The above publication was issued by our former department, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM). ODPM became Communities and Local Government (DCLG) on 5 May 2006 - all references in the text to ODPM now refer to Communities and Local Government.

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The findings and recommendations in this report are those of the consultant authors and do not necessarily represent the views or proposed policies of Communities and Local Government.

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