Introduction In this blog post, we discuss the Government’s new national planning guidance on identifying Grey Belt Land and assessing the appropriateness of development on this Land   What is Grey Belt Land and why is it important? Firstly, we need to remind ourselves what is Grey Belt Land and why

Introduction In this blog post, we discuss the Government’s proposed planning reforms to encourage economic growth and infrastructure delivery announced in a Treasury Press Release and a new Working Paper which has been published  Treasury Press Release – ‘Government goes further and faster on planning reform in bid for growth’

Introduction In this blog post, we discuss the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the Government’s proposed reforms to Planning Committees New NPPF On 12 December 2024 the Government published an new updated version of the NPPF which is effective immediately The new NPPF incorporates changes previous consulted on