Since it was formed the Coalition Government has insisted that it was pursuing a pro-growth agenda. Absence of detail and knee-jerk policy decisions have so far made it difficult to see how this could be reconciled with its plans to return ‘power to the people’…. until now. The Budget 2011 saw the launch of the Government’s ‘Plan for Growth’, which includes proposals to reform the planning system. The overwhelming message being the need for..... MORE