Introduction In this blog post, we discuss an important recent change made by the Planning Inspectorate to its guidance to bring forward the deadline for preparing and submitting Section 106 agreements for planning appeals. What is the change to the Section 106 Agreements deadline? The Planning Inspectorate issues formal guidance…

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…