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In December 2025 the Government launched a major consultation on planning reform which will lead to a fundamental rewrite of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The proposed changes are designed to support the Governments ambition to build 1.5 million new homes over this Parliament. The measures will make the NPPF clearer, more rules-based and...Read More

Following initial feedback on the scope of the Local Plan Review and the response to their call for sites exercise, the Council have prepared an initial full draft Local Plan for consultation. The revised Local Plan will look forward to 2043 and will set out the planning policy framework for the National Park, guiding decisions...Read More

The government has launched a consultation seeking views from BNG stakeholders including developers, planners, ecologists, environmental groups, landscape architects, local authorities and community members on the implementation of BNG for minor, medium and brownfield developments. The consultation notes that, following the introduction of mandatory BNG requirements for small sites/minor development in April 2024, evidence and...Read More

A revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published on 12TH December 2024 following the government’s consultation on the proposed reforms to the NPPF and other changes to the planning system. The updates to the NPPF make a number of alterations to the text of the Framework and also includes updates to the planning practice...Read More

With the aim of boosting the supply of new homes and making the best use of land, the government has announced that every council in England will be told to prioritise brownfield developments and instructed to be more flexible in applying policies that halt housebuilding on brownfield land. A consultation on the proposed policy changes...Read More

The government has published a consultation on proposed changes to several existing permitted development rights set out in the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015. The consultation description states the proposals aim to  “provide householders with further flexibility to meet the needs of growing families and maximise the potential of existing...Read More