The chances are that the councils in question are still labouring under the complexities of what the government delights in telling the planning profession is its "simplified planning system".
An entire quarter of the city has been designated an "enterprise zone", with tax relief and simplified planning to lure investment.When Curzon Street opened, the railway allowed Birmingham to sell its products to the world.
With business owners and community leaders leading the way, the Government is supporting their efforts to attract hundreds of new start up firms to the Zones, through simplified planning rules, super-fast broadband and over £100m tax breaks for new businesses over the next 4 years.
Now Britain's coalition government is dusting off Thatcherite ideas for boosting left-behind areas with tax breaks: on March 5th George Osborne, the chancellor, announced the creation of ten "enterprise zones" that will get preferential tax treatment and simplified planning rules.In this section Bamboo capitalism Can Angela Merkel hold Europe together?
Are other simplified plans in the cards?
Firms will be offered reduced business rates, simplified planning rules and less regulation.
Enterprise zones already exist elsewhere in the UK and offer hi-tech businesses tax incentives and simplified planning procedures.
The enterprise zones will be able to offer new businesses tax breaks worth up to £275,000, simplified planning and super-fast broadband.
It will bid to create an Enterprise Zone, which benefit from business rate discounts, simplified planning and access to superfast broadband.
Evidence is found of many beneficial outcomes such as waste reduction, simplified planning, and improved customer responsiveness for the case of preparing customized assembly kits for hydraulic hoses.
The UK government has marked the city out as an Enterprise Zone with simplified planning rules, super-fast broadband and over £150 million in tax breaks for new businesses over the next 4 years.
