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Planning reform

Policy papers and consultations

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  • The call for evidence on planning appeal inquiries seeks views on the current inquiries process and how it could be improved.

  • Seeks views on specific changes to national planning policy to support delivery of new homes, including low cost homes for first time buyers.

  • We invite views, especially from farmers and other rural businesses, about their experiences of the planning system in rural areas.

  • Documents relating to the Neighbourhood Planing Bill.

  • We are seeking views on detailed regulations to implement the neighbourhood planning provisions in the Neighbourhood Planning Bill.

  • Consultation on a range of proposals to streamline the planning system building upon improvements already made.

  • This review is a call for evidence to support the deployment of mobile infrastructure in all areas.

  • Giving local people and councils more say about development through neighbourhood planning, Local Plans and the community infrastructure levy.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • This consultation seeks views about the best way of constructing the Right to Build, giving custom builders a right to a plot from councils.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • This document invites local planning authorities and neighbourhood planning forums to express an interest in becoming development benefits pilots.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A devolution agreement giving Sheffield greater control over transport, skills, housing and business support was announced on 12 December 2014.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Seeks views on proposals for measures to make it easier to build on brownfield land that is suitable for housing.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The government has published a paper on the implications of devolution for England.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • This document invites online bids for funding for the preparation of local development orders.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Inviting local planning authorities to express an interest to become Right to Build vanguards.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Community Electricity Right is a backstop power, that if exercised would give individuals resident in a community, and/or groups connected with a community, the right to buy a stake in a renewable electricity develo…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • This consultation seeks views on further regulatory reforms to the community infrastructure levy.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government respones to proposals submitted by local authorities to improve the social, economic and environmental well-being of their area.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Consultation about transferring some planning functions from the Homes and Communities Agency to Milton Keynes Council.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The document provides an explanation of how the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 has worked since it came into force.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government