[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
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
The government has published the following consultation, which runs for (approx) 7 weeks from 21/01/2026 until 10/03/2026: Continue reading
The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force "when section 86 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 comes fully into force":
[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 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
The following Bill (note: this is DRAFT legislation) was published on 11/03/2025: Continue reading
[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 following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) came into force on 04/12/2024:
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) came into force on 12/12/2023:
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 06/11/2023:
The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 26/10/2023 and 07/05/2024:
The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 31/10/2023 and 31/01/2024:
The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 01/11/2023 and 02/05/2024:
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading