Category Archives: IMPORTANT

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 →

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 →

IMPORTANT: The government publishes a consultation (until 05/08/2026) relating to the GPDO …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent legislation relating to this consultation, please view the following posts:
- This post for the legislation relating to Part 4 Class CB.]

The government has published the following consultation, which runs for 8 weeks from 10/06/2026 until 05/08/2026: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Part 1 of the GPDO (09/04/2026) …

[UPDATE: The information on this page has subsequently been incorporated into the "GPDO Part 1 (All Classes) - Summary of Amendments since 2013" page].

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 09/04/2026: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (09/04/2026) …

[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 09/04/2026: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (29/05/2025) …

[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 29/05/2025: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: The government updates the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (December 2024, as amended in February 2025) …

[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 07/02/2025: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: The government updates the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (December 2024) …

[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 12/12/2024: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (02/12/2024) …

[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 02/12/2024: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: The government publishes its response to the consultation (which ran until 23/06/2023) relating to the GPDO …

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

The government has published the following response to the consultation titled "High street rental auctions" (which ran for 12 weeks from 31/03/2023 until 23/06/2023): Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (21/05/2024) …

[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 21/05/2024: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (05/03/2024) …

[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 05/03/2024: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: The government publishes a consultation (until 09/04/2024) relating to the GPDO …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent legislation relating to this consultation, please view the following posts:
- This post for the legislation relating to Parts 2 and 14 of the GPDO.]

The government has published the following consultation, which runs for 8 weeks from 13/02/2024 until 09/04/2024: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: The government updates the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (December 2023) …

[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 19/12/2023: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (21/12/2023) …

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

[UPDATE: For the subsequent government response to the consultation relating to this legislation (which was published after this legislation), please view this post.]

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 21/12/2023: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (25/10/2023) …

[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 25/10/2023: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: The government updates the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (September 2023) …

[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 05/09/2023: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: The government publishes a consultation (until 25/09/2023) relating to the GPDO …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent legislation relating to this consultation, please view the following posts:
- This post for the legislation relating to Part 3 Class MA of the GPDO.
- This post for the legislation relating to Part 3 Classes Q and R, Part 3 paragraphs W and X, and Part 6 Classes A and B.
- This post for the legislation relating to Part 7 Class M of the GPDO.]

The government has published the following consultation (including a DEFRA "call for evidence"), which runs for 9 weeks from 24/07/2023 until 25/09/2023: Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: New Legislation – Amendments to Other Parts of the GPDO (26/07/2023) …

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

[UPDATE: For the subsequent government response to the consultation relating to this legislation (which was published after this legislation), please view this post.]

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 26/07/2023: Continue reading →