Land Use Framework
How we can use our land more effectively to increase the resilience of our homes, communities, infrastructure, and food systems, while speeding up development and restoring nature.
Applies to England
Documents
Details
The Land Use Framework for England sets out how we can use our land more effectively.
The government consulted on land use from January to April 2025. This framework incorporates the government’s response to that consultation. You can read a summary of responses to the consultation.
The Framework has 3 sections:
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a vision for England’s future landscapes, informed by sophisticated land use change analysis
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a set of principles to inform how decisions are made about land
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actions we will take to support land use change, in partnership with others
This is the first Land Use Framework for England. Further iterations will be published. We will update the framework every 5 years to reflect progress and incorporate evolving data and evidence.
Find more related publications on the Land Use Framework publications page.
Further information
As outlined in the Land Use Framework, we will publish further detail on our land use analysis and related information as part of our ongoing national conversation on land use.
Our revised analysis incorporates the latest government targets, such as those outlined in the Environmental Improvement Plan and Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, and takes account of related information such as the 30by30 Methodology Note.
Updates to this page
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Added a link to Defra's environment blog.
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An HTML version has been added. A 'Further information' section has been added to the cover page.
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First published.