[UPDATE: For the subsequent government response to this consultation, please view this post.]
The government has published the following consultation, which runs for 8 weeks from 30/07/2024 until 24/09/2024:
Consultation document:
- July 2024: Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system (link) (pdf print version of HTML webpage).
Notes:
- The "Topic of this consultation" section at the start of the above consultation document includes the following information:
- "This consultation seeks views on our proposed approach to revising the National Planning Policy Framework [NPPF] in order to achieve sustainable growth in our planning system. We are also seeking views on a series of wider policy proposals in relation to increasing planning fees, local plan intervention criteria and appropriate thresholds for certain Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.". - The webpage (link) for the above consultation document also includes the following documents:
- "National Planning Policy Framework - draft text for consultation".
- "Outcome of the proposed revised method". - UPDATE: On 24/09/2024 the government updated the webpage (link) for the above consultation document so that it now also includes the following document:
- "Changing our planning rules - What do you think? (Easy read)".