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LOOKING FORWARD
66. Through planning modernisation, a wide range of additional inclusion measures are being introduced. These measures require a planning system that: provides more and better opportunities for local people to be involved; is open and transparent; adopts measures to include hard to reach communities of interest and uses a variety of approaches, appropriate to the needs of the community. Greater inclusion should be accompanied by better engagement from all involved in planning, including developers and key agencies, as well as communities and local authorities. We all have a part to play in building trust and confidence back into the planning system and effective community engagement will be the way we achieve this.
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