The following new Direction came into force on 21/04/2021:
Category Archives: Legislation – Other
New Direction – “The Town and Country Planning (Consultation) (England) Direction 2021” (21/04/2021) …
The following new Direction came into force on 21/04/2021:
MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (April 2021) …
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
The government publishes a consultation (until 07/04/2021) relating to the New Homes Bonus …
The government has published the following consultation, which runs for 8 weeks from 10/02/2021 until 07/04/2021: Continue reading
The government publishes its response to the consultation relating to the standard method for assessing local housing need …
The government has published the following response to the consultation titled "Changes to the current planning system - Consultation on changes to planning policy and regulations" (which ran for 8 weeks from 06/08/2020 until 01/10/2020): Continue reading
MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (December 2020) …
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
The government publishes the National Infrastructure Strategy (NIS) (November 2020) …
The government has published the National Infrastructure Strategy (NIS) on 25/11/2020: Continue reading
MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (October 2020) …
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
IMPORTANT: The government publishes a consultation (until 29/10/2020) on significant changes to the planning system …
The government has published the following White Paper, which includes a consultation that runs for 12 weeks from 06/08/2020 until 29/10/2020: Continue reading
The government publishes a consultation (until 01/10/2020) relating to the standard method, First Homes, the small sites threshold, and Permission in Principle …
[UPDATE: For the subsequent government response to this consultation, please view the following posts:
- This post for the response document relating to the standard method for assessing local housing need.
- This post for the response document relating to First Homes.]
The government has published the following consultation, which runs for 8 weeks from 06/08/2020 until 01/10/2020: Continue reading
MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (August 2020) …
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
New Legislation – Business and Planning Act 2020 …
The following Act was granted Royal Assent on 22/07/2020: Continue reading
MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (March 2020) …
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
The government states its intention to make further changes to the planning system, including PD rights …
[UPDATE: For the subsequent legislation relating to this consultation, please view the following posts:
- This post and this post for the legislation relating to Part 1 of the GPDO.
- This post and this post for the legislation relating to Other Parts of the GPDO.]
[UPDATE: For the subsequent "Planning for the Future - White Paper", please view this post.]
[UPDATE: For the subsequent "Changes to the current planning system - Consultation on changes to planning policy and regulations", please view this post.]
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
The government has extended the deadline (until 18/01/2020) for the consultation relating to development corporations …
The government has has extended the deadline for the following consultation, which now runs until 18/01/2020: Continue reading
The government publishes a consultation (until 21/12/2019) relating to development corporations …
The government has published the following consultation, which runs for 8 weeks from 26/10/2019 until 21/12/2019 18/01/2020:
[UPDATE: On 20/12/2019 the government extended the above deadline from 21/12/2019 to 18/01/2020 - for more info, please view this subsequent post]. Continue reading
MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (October 2019) …
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
IMPORTANT: The government updates the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (February 2019, as amended in June 2019) …
The government has published an updated version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on 19/06/2019: Continue reading
IMPORTANT: The government publishes its response to the “Planning Reform …” consultation …
[UPDATE: For the subsequent legislation relating to this consultation, please view the following posts:
- This post, this post, and this post for the legislation relating to Part 1 of the GPDO.
- This post, this post, and this post for the legislation relating to Other Parts of the GPDO.
- This post and this post for the legislation relating to the Advertisement Regulations 2007.
- This post and this post for the legislation relating to the Fees Regulations 2012.
- This post for the legislation relating to the Use Classes Order 1987.]
The government has published the following response to the consultation titled "Planning Reform - Supporting the high street and increasing the delivery of new homes" (which ran for 11 weeks from 29/10/2018 until 14/01/2019): Continue reading
IMPORTANT: The government states its intention to proceed with most of the proposals within the recent “Planning Reform …” consultation …
[UPDATE: For the subsequent government response to this consultation, please view this post.]
James Brokenshire MP (Secretary of State for MHCLG) has made the following written statement to Parliament, which states the government's intention to proceed with most of the proposals within the recent "Planning Reform ..." consultation: Continue reading