Introduction On 29 October 2018 the Government announced as part of its measures under the Budget planning reforms to support the high street and to increase the delivery of new homes. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) have also published a consultation paper on these reforms which…

This month the Government and its various departments and organisations have been busy issuing new and updated guidance which will be of relevance to developers, local authorities and other professionals who work with the planning system In this post, we discuss the new and updated national planning practice guidance published by…

On 24 July 2018, the Government published its revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The revised NPPF sets out the Government’s planning policies for England and how these should be applied. It replaces the original NPPF which was published in 2012. The revised NPPF took immediate effect and therefore is…