Author Archives: Steve Speed

“GPDO Part 1 Class E (Incidental Requirement) – LDC Appeal Decisions” – 2 additional appeal decisions (total = 664) …

The "GPDO Part 1 Class E (Incidental Requirement) - LDC Appeal Decisions" document has been updated to include 2 additional appeal decisions relating to the "incidental" requirement of Part 1 Class E, for which the conclusions (short version) are as follows: Continue reading →

The government publishes its response to the consultation (which ran until 21/01/2026) relating to Part 2 Class E of the GPDO …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent legislation relating to this consultation, please view this post.]

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published the following response to the consultation titled "Changes to various permitted development rights for EV charging" (which ran for 8 weeks from 26/11/2025 until 21/01/2026): Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: The government updates the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (August 2026) …

[NOTE: For other updates to the NPPF, please view the following posts:
- This (pdf) for the March 2012 NPPF.
- This post for the July 2018 updates.
- This post for the February 2019 updates.
- This post for the June 2019 updates.
- This post for the July 2021 updates.
- This post for the September 2023 updates.
- This post for the December 2023 updates.
- This post for the December 2024 updates.
- This post for the February 2025 updates.
- This post for the August 2026 updates.]

The government has published the following updated version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on 17/08/2026: Continue reading →

The government publishes its response to the consultation (until 10/03/2026) relating to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent updates to the NPPF relating to this consultation, please view this post.]

The government has published the following response to the consultation titled "Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system" (which ran for 12 weeks from 16/12/2025 until 10/03/2026): Continue reading →

“GPDO Part 1 Class E (Incidental Requirement) – LDC Appeal Decisions” – 4 additional appeal decisions (total = 662) …

The "GPDO Part 1 Class E (Incidental Requirement) - LDC Appeal Decisions" document has been updated to include 4 additional appeal decisions relating to the "incidental" requirement of Part 1 Class E, for which the conclusions (short version) are as follows: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (27/08/2026) …

[UPDATE: The information on this page has subsequently been incorporated into the "GPDO Other Parts - Summary of Amendments since 2013" page].

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 27/08/2026: Continue reading →