Agent of change comes into force in UK
The National Policy Planning Framework comes into force today – a "pivotal moment in the fight to protect under-threat music venues", says UK Music
News By IQ | 24 July 2018
As the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) comes into force in England, UK Music has urged local authorities to formally adopt the agent-of-change principle to safeguard music venues.
The umbrella body’s chief executive, Michael Dugher, has written to the chair of the Local Government Association, Lord Porter of Spalding, asking English local authorities to adopt agent of change, which was included in the NPPF in January. Local authorities are legally bound to comply with the NPPF – which…