The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
Category Archives: National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (updates)
IMPORTANT: The government updates the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (August 2026) …
[NOTE: For other updates to the NPPF, please view the following posts:
- This (pdf) for the March 2012 NPPF.
- This post for the July 2018 updates.
- This post for the February 2019 updates.
- This post for the June 2019 updates.
- This post for the July 2021 updates.
- This post for the September 2023 updates.
- This post for the December 2023 updates.
- This post for the December 2024 updates.
- This post for the February 2025 updates.
- This post for the August 2026 updates.]
The government has published the following updated version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on 17/08/2026: Continue reading
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” (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
MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (16 December 2025) …
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (24 November 2025) …
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (11 February 2025) …
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) (December 2024, as amended in February 2025) …
[NOTE: For other updates to the NPPF, please view the following posts:
- This (pdf) for the March 2012 NPPF.
- This post for the July 2018 updates.
- This post for the February 2019 updates.
- This post for the June 2019 updates.
- This post for the July 2021 updates.
- This post for the September 2023 updates.
- This post for the December 2023 updates.
- This post for the December 2024 updates.
- This post for the February 2025 updates.
- This post for the August 2026 updates.]
The government has published the following updated version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on 07/02/2025: Continue reading
MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (19 December 2024) …
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) (December 2024) …
[NOTE: For other updates to the NPPF, please view the following posts:
- This (pdf) for the March 2012 NPPF.
- This post for the July 2018 updates.
- This post for the February 2019 updates.
- This post for the June 2019 updates.
- This post for the July 2021 updates.
- This post for the September 2023 updates.
- This post for the December 2023 updates.
- This post for the December 2024 updates.
- This post for the February 2025 updates.
- This post for the August 2026 updates.]
The government has published the following updated version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on 12/12/2024: Continue reading
The government publishes its response to the consultation (which ran until 24/09/2024) relating to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) …
[UPDATE: For the subsequent updates to the NPPF relating to this consultation, please view this post.]
[UPDATE: For the subsequent legislation relating to this consultation, please view the following posts:
- This post for the legislation relating to fees.
- This post for the legislation relating to infrastructure planning (onshore wind and solar generation).]
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 8 weeks from 30/07/2024 until 24/09/2024): Continue reading
MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (13 December 2024) …
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
The government publishes a consultation (until 24/09/2024) 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 8 weeks from 30/07/2024 until 24/09/2024: Continue reading
MHCLG publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (2 August 2024) …
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
The government publishes a consultation (until 26/03/2024) relating to [national] planning policy for brownfield development …
The government has published the following consultation, which runs for 6 weeks from 13/02/2024 until 26/03/2024: Continue reading
DLUHC publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (30 January 2024) …
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading
IMPORTANT: The government updates the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (December 2023) …
[NOTE: For other updates to the NPPF, please view the following posts:
- This (pdf) for the March 2012 NPPF.
- This post for the July 2018 updates.
- This post for the February 2019 updates.
- This post for the June 2019 updates.
- This post for the July 2021 updates.
- This post for the September 2023 updates.
- This post for the December 2023 updates.
- This post for the December 2024 updates.
- This post for the February 2025 updates.
- This post for the August 2026 updates.]
The government has published the following updated version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on 19/12/2023: Continue reading
The government publishes its response to the consultation (which ran until 02/03/2023) 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 "Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - reforms to national planning policy" (which ran for 10 weeks from 22/12/2022 until 02/03/2023): Continue reading
DLUHC publishes its “Planning Update Newsletter” (21 December 2023) …
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has published the following "Planning Update Newsletter": Continue reading