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Spotlight on Planning 2026
Contains 3 articles"Our annual Planning Paper explores how recent changes to the National Planning Policy Framework are already driving increased planning activity across the country."
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"Our annual Planning Paper explores how recent changes to the National Planning Policy Framework are already driving increased planning activity across the country."
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"New home delivery in England continues to fall well below the Government’s ambitions."
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"In December 2024, the Government announced the roll-out of a new plan-making system, enabled by the 2026 Regulations and to be guided by the draft NPPF, anticipated later in 2026. "
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"A further significant step in the Government’s planning reform journey will come in the form of a return of strategic planning. "
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"All eyes on the election as rising mortgage rates pose risk to positive outlook"
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"We’ve previously said that the coming year will be better than the last, and we remain confident that this will hold true for 2026."

"England's planning system is undergoing its most significant transformation in years"

"As the new NPPF comes into force, many LPAs have seen major swings in land supply positions, bringing the presumption in favour of sustainable development into play across much of England"

"There is yet to be a material change in the number of sites gaining planning consent under the new NPPF, but more positive signals are coming through the appeals process"

"Updating Local Plans to meet new rules may prove a drawn-out process, with further complications to come from the move to a strategic planning system"