Category Archives: Legislation – Local Planning Regulations 2026

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 →

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 →

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 →

The government publishes its response to the consultation (which ran until 18/10/2023) relating to the implementation of plan-making reforms …

[UPDATE: For the subsequent legislation relating to this consultation, please view the following posts:
- This post for the Local Planning Regulations 2026.
- This post for the Planning Data Regulations 2026.
- This post for consequential amendments relating to the new plan-making system.
- This post for the legislation relating to infrastructure planning fees.
- This post for the legislation relating to the costs of independent examinations (standard daily amount).
- This post for the legislation relating to the requirement to assist with certain plan making.]

The government has published the following response to the consultation titled "Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - consultation on implementation of plan-making reforms" (which ran for 12 weeks from 25/07/2023 until 18/10/2023): Continue reading →

The government publishes a consultation (until 18/10/2023) relating to the implementation of plan-making reforms …

[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 25/07/2023 until 18/10/2023: Continue reading →