Introduction On 6 September 2024, the Planning Inspectorate published a document entitled ‘Use of artificial intelligence in casework evidence’ (the Guidance) which provides its guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as part of any appeal, application or examination being dealt with by the Inspectorate. In this blog post,…

Introduction On 30 July 2024, the Government issued a consultation paper on proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) together with a proposed draft text for the revised NPPF. At the same time, a Ministerial Statement entitled ‘Building the homes we need’ was made by Angela Rayner, the…

Introduction With the appointment of a new Labour Government it is all change for the UK and in this blog post we discuss the new leadership team for planning and the expected reforms to the planning system to be introduced by the new Government as set out in the Labour…