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11 councils to receive funding to boost engagement and participation in neighbourhood planning.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Measures originally introduced during the pandemic will now be made permanent following public consultation.
A letter from the Minister of State for Housing to the Chief Executive of the Planning Inspectorate regarding recent changes to the National Planning Policy Framework.
On 1 October 2021 the staff and functions of Planning Inspectorate Wales will transfer to Welsh Government.
A letter from the Secretary of State to the Chief Executive of the Planning Inspectorate regarding recent changes to the National Planning Policy Framework.
Speech on the launch of the Office for Place, new National Model Design Code and revised National Planning Policy Framework at the Policy Exchange webinar on Building Beautiful Places.
This Direction is made under the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure and Section 62A Applications) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 No. 746, which comes into force on 1 August 2021.
A range of measures launched which will improve communities’ infrastructure, champion neighbourhood design and support walking and cycling to boost health and wellbeing.
Housing Minister Christopher Pincher launches operational review of the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) regime.
This Direction sets out requirements for handling heritage related applications and comes into force on 21 April 2021.
This Direction replaces the Town and Country Planning (Demolition – Description of Buildings) Direction 2014.
Letter from the Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP to the City of London Corporation on the government’s policy on protecting historic statues.
Local communities will be at the heart of plans to make sure that new developments in their area are beautiful and well-designed.
Councils urged to update their Local Plans to ensure the country gets on with building the homes it needs and in the right places.
Communities Secretary has announced new laws to protect England’s cultural and historic heritage.
This letter provides advice to local planning authorities on the application of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2020.
Public service buildings will be delivered more quickly through the planning system with a faster, more streamlined planning process.
New homes delivered through Permitted Development Rights will have to meet space standards, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced.
Full planning applications will not be required to demolish and rebuild unused buildings as homes.
Theatres, concert halls and live music performance venues to be protected.
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