Category Archives: Legislation – DMPO 2015

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 →

MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (4 June 2026) …

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading →

DEFRA publishes its 2 responses to the 2 consultations (which ran until 24/07/2025) relating to Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent legislation relating to this consultation, please view the following posts:
- This post for the legislation relating to minor, medium and brownfield development.]

[UPDATE: For a subsequent further consultation, please view this post.]

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published the following 2 responses to the 2 consultations relating to relating to Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) (which ran for (approx) 8 weeks from 28/05/2025 until 24/07/2025):

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New Direction – “The Town and Country Planning (Consultation) (England) Direction 2026” (31/03/2026) …

[NOTE: For other Directions, please view the following posts:
- This post for the 2021 Direction (withdrawn).
- This post for the 2024 Direction (still in force)
- This post for the 2026 Direction (still in force).]

The following new Direction came into force on 31/03/2026:

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MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (27 March 2026) …

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": 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 →

New Legislation – relating to the new plan-making system, including consequential amendments to the CIL Regulations 2010, the DMPO 2015, the LBCA Regulations 1990, etc (25/03/2026) …

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 25/03/2026:

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MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (5 March 2026) …

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading →

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

[UPDATE: For the subsequent government response to this consultation, please view this post.]

The government has published the following consultation, which runs for 12 weeks from 16/12/2025 until 10/03/2026: Continue reading →