Rise of the sub-regional plan From this month, business-led Local Enterprise Partnerships will be given funding to draw up sub-regional growth plans. How will these fit into the planning system, asks John Geoghegan .

How We Did It: The first NPPF-compliant revised plan Mid Suffolk is the only local authority to have completed the revision of an adopted local plan to bring it into line with the NPPF. How did it do it so promptly, asks Ben Cook .

David Curtis - The planning negotiator The Homes and Communities Agency director is examining which planning gain deals are inhibiting housebuilding.

Policy patchwork By the end of this month, two regional strategies will have been revoked. But most remain in force. Ben Cook asks how the protracted abolition process has affected development.

Beacons of excellence The 45 judges involved in this year's Regeneration & Renewal Awards have chosen their 14 winners. Colin Marrs and Stuart Watson report on what made these schemes stand out.

Heseltine returns to the filing system Thirty years ago, Lord Heseltine accused planning of stifling growth. His new report argues that the problem remains, reports Richard Garlick .