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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."
Local Plan Making
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Planning Data Update
"New home delivery in England continues to fall well below the Government’s ambitions."
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Local Plan Pathways
"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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Strategic Planning
"A further significant step in the Government’s planning reform journey will come in the form of a return of strategic planning. "
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"
Key Worker Housing
"Housing affordability is a major threat to the recruitment and retention of key workers"
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"
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