Introduction In this blog post we discuss the Government’s changes made to the exemptions from Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements under the planning system under The Biodiversity Gain (Town and Country Planning) (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2026 (the Regulations) which were laid before Parliament on 13th July 2026 What

Introduction In our previous blog post in March we discussed the Government’s consultation on its proposed reforms to Local Planning Authority (LPA) Planning Committees. These reforms included (1) introducing a National Scheme of Delegation setting out requirements as to which planning applications should be determined by a Planning Committee and

Introduction In this blog post, we discuss the Government’s recently published consultation on proposed reforms to planning committees and also its final package of emergency measures to support housing delivery in London Planning committee reforms On 26 March 2026, the Government published a consultation on draft Regulations and guidance underpinning