The government has published the following policy paper, which sets out the government's intention to make further changes to the planning system, including permitted development rights: Continue reading
Category Archives: Legislation – Infrastructure Planning Order/Regulations/Rules, etc
The government publishes its response to the consultation relating to electricity storage, along with a further consultation (until 10/12/2019) relating to electricity storage …
The government has published the following response to the consultation titled "Consultation on proposals regarding the planning system for electricity storage" (which ran for 10 weeks from 14/01/2019 until 25/03/2019), along with a further consultation (which runs for 8 weeks from 15/10/2019 until 10/12/2019): Continue reading
New Legislation – relating to forestry in Scotland, including consequential amendments to infrastructure planning legislation (01/04/2019) …
The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) came into force on 01/04/2019: Continue reading
New Legislation – relating to ionising radiation, including consequential amendments to infrastructure planning (22/05/2019) …
The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 22/05/2019: Continue reading
MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (March 2019) …
MHCLG has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
New Legislation – relating to water resources (09/01/2019) …
The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) came into force on 09/01/2019: Continue reading
The government publishes a consultation (until 25/03/2019) relating to electricity storage …
[UPDATE: For the subsequent government response to this consultation, along with a further consultation, please view this post].
The government has published the following consultation, which runs for 10 weeks from 14/01/2019 until 25/03/2019: Continue reading
New Legislation – relating to retained EU law (coming into force on “exit day”) …
The following 2 new Statutory Instruments (SIs) come into force on "exit day": Continue reading
MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (November 2018) …
MHCLG has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (September 2018) …
MHCLG has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
New Legislation – relating to waste disposal installations, including a consequential amendment to the Infrastructure Planning EIA Regulations 2017 (17/09/2018) …
The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 17/09/2018: Continue reading
New Legislation – relating to nuclear reactors, including amendments to the EIA Regulations 2017, etc (06/08/2018) …
The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 06/08/2018: Continue reading
IMPORTANT: The government updates the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (July 2018) …
[UPDATE: For subsequent updates to the NPPF in February 2019, please view this post.]
The government has published an updated version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on 24/07/2018: Continue reading
The government publishes its response to the consultation 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 "National Planning Policy Framework - Consultation proposals" (which ran for 9 1/2 weeks from 05/03/2018 until 10/05/2018): Continue reading
New Legislation – relating to environmental impact assessments (01/10/2018) …
The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 01/10/2018: Continue reading
New Legislation – relating to the Department of Health and Social Care, including consequential amendments to infrastructure planning regulations (11/04/2018) …
The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 11/04/2018: Continue reading
The government publishes a consultation (until 10/05/2018) 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 9 1/2 weeks from 05/03/2018 until 10/05/2018: Continue reading
The government publishes its response to the consultation within the “Fixing our broken housing market – White Paper” …
[UPDATE: For the subsequent legislation relating to this consultation, please view the following posts:
- This post for the legislation relating to permitted development.]
[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 within the "Fixing our broken housing market - White Paper" (which ran for 12 weeks from 07/02/2017 until 02/05/2017), as well as to the further consultation relating to agricultural PD rights (which ran for 12 weeks from 07/02/2017 to 02/05/2017): Continue reading
New Legislation – relating to ionising radiation, including consequential amendments to infrastructure planning regulations (01/01/2018) …
The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) came into force on 01/01/2018: Continue reading
DCLG publishes the “government response to consultation” with respect to environmental impact assessments …
[NOTE: For the (previously published) legislation relating to this consultation, please view this post and this post.]
DCLG has published the following government response to the "Environmental Impact Assessment - Technical consultation" (which ran for 7 weeks from 14/12/2016 until 01/02/2017): Continue reading