Documents detailing how the proposed revamp of the planning system will work at a local, regional and national level were today launched for consultation by planning minister Keith Hill. The move comes prior to tomorrow’s return of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill to the House of Commons. “These publications show how the new system will actually work. We are pioneering a new spatial planning approach and introducing the local development framework, which provides flexibility and responsiveness,” said Hill. “Today’s documents and the return of the planning bill keeps momentum going. The bill sets the framework for the faster, fairer and more flexible planning system needed to support sustainable communities.” The new draft policies are PPS11 (Planning Policy Statement), which shows how Regional Spatial Strategies (RSS) should be prepared and advised, and PSS12, which sets out of local development documents should be prepared and used to deliver area spatial strategies. Local Development Framework regulations, which set out the scope of local development documents, and draft regulations to accompany Part 4 of the planning bill have also been published.