Spotlight on Planning 2025
Contains 3 articles"England's planning system is undergoing its most significant transformation in years"
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Tagged Articles
Planning Data Update
"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"
Where next for Local Plans?
"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"
Unlocking the Potential of Large Sites
"To successfully deliver large sites, we need to plan them in the right places, guarantee S106 affordable housing demand, and ensure they have long-term patient funding"
Key Worker Housing
"Housing affordability is a major threat to the recruitment and retention of key workers"
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Spotlight on Planning 2024
Contains 3 articles"How well is the planning system in England positioned to deliver strategic growth objectives? With a general election imminent, what could an incoming government easily change to improve the way the system operates without the need for extensive and disruptive reform?"
Planning Research 2023
Contains 3 articles"The National Planning Policy Framework at ten: what’s changed over the last decade of planning in England?"
Is the planning system delivering the volume and mix of sites to increase delivery in England?
"The NPPF has played a key role in enabling more housebuilding, but reform could ensure the planning system delivers the right type of homes without sacrificing overall delivery"
Increasing market capacity through planning
"The NPPF has aligned planning with market signals nationally, but a greater focus on local demand could increase the rate at which new homes are built and unlock opportunities for SME builders"
The appeal process and effective local decision-making
"Appeals ensure that the planning system functions when local decision-making breaks down, and provide an important alternative route for ensuring enough new homes are built."
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