ben captured by the shrill self-interested voices of the major house(non)builders and policy exchange. house prices tripled between 1997-2010 nort because the plannig system fundamentally changed, not indeed because demand tripled, but because, mainly, of loose lending and lots of credit swishing about the system. Tort would do fine. Especially if you enabled anyone in the process to be co-defendants -- what architect would manage a project that might lead him to court? What builder? Solicitor/conveyancer? Plenty of people take the risk today and go for "retrospective" applications. Been captured by the shrill self interested voiced of the major house builders? ROFL Peter, that doesn't make someone a libdem! Although in fairness, looking at our last three years in government, I'm not sure what being a libdem means anymore anyway. Jock- tort law is still far less effective than a plan that says 'don't build abbatoirs( or specified land/building uses) in A given area. If you look at the most desirable and liveable cities in the world, they have all been planned to a greater or lesser extent. Edinburgh, barcelona, Paris, even the great estates of London, all planned out. Your extreme aliases faire approach is a recipe for disaster, except for expensive lawyers, who would be put of the reach of poorer people adversely affected by your free market ideology. Post a Comment Lib Dem Voice welcomes comments from everyone but we ask you to be polite, to be on topic and to be who you say you are