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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 authority planning
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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"
Planning in England: The Current Pipeline
"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"
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"
Spotlight on Planning 2025
Contains 3 articles"England's planning system is undergoing its most significant transformation in years"
What is the true scale of sub-market housing need?
"Meeting affordable housing need means providing for households excluded from the housing market alongside maintaining the current provision of affordable housing."
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In plain English: The Development Plan
"In England, every local authority must produce a Development Plan for their area which sets out planning policies to guide development, such as housing or employment, but also to restrain development where there is good reason to do so."
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