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Inspector finds special circumstances to justify new homes in Essex green belt
A planning inspector has granted permission on appeal for nearly 40 homes in the Epping Forest green belt after finding "very special circumstances" in favour of the proposal, including the provision of new market and affordable housing in light of the council's inadequate land supply.
Milton Keynes formally adopts 26,500-home local plan
Milton Keynes Council has formally adopted its local plan, which proposes the delivery of 26,500 new homes up to 2031.
Minister pledges to revise Scottish planning bill to cut its 'eye-watering' £75m cost for councils
The Scottish Government has outlined plans to roll back changes to its controversial planning bill after a Holyrood study found that it would increase costs to local authorities by up to £75 million over 10 years.
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Brokenshire calls in 1,250-home Norwich tower plan following Historic England complaints
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What can be expected from the government's promised housing diversity guidance
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How the need to show biodiversity benefit to get permission affects you
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How the Feb 2019 NPPF and guidance revisions change the system, Part 5: New planning practice guidance on economic need
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How the Feb 2019 NPPF and guidance revisions change the system, Part 4: changes to planning practice guidance on housing need
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Six key messages from the heads of planning conference
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How the Feb 2019 NPPF and guidance revisions change the system, Part 3: Environment and energy
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How the Feb 2019 NPPF and guidance revisions change the system, Part 2: definition of deliverable sites
- Planner Varnom Ross London (Central), London (Greater)
- Strategic Planning Manager Gladman Scotland Livingston, West Lothian
- Planner/Senior Planner Pro Vision Ampfield, Hampshire
- Enforcement Consultant - Dorset - Long-Term Contract Oyster Partnership Dorset
- Principal Officer - Major Applications Team Arun District Council Arun - West Sussex
Latest Features & Analysis
Interview: Andy Burnham, Greater Manchester Mayor
The metro mayor talks exclusively to Planning on negotiating infrastructure funding with central government, housing numbers and development corporations
Briefing: How to write statements of common ground
Authorities' statements of common ground will need to show how strategic issues are being tackled, writes Derek Stebbing.
How the Feb 2019 NPPF and guidance revisions change the system, Part 1: the standard method for assessing housing need
The government published a small but important revision to the NPPF related to the standard method for assessing housing need in February 2019.
How the February 2019 NPPF and guidance revisions change the system: the Planning Briefing
How and when February 2019's revisions change policy and guidance, and the practical implications for practitioners.
Latest Comment
Legal Viewpoint: Strategic assessment held inapplicable to framework
Earlier this month, the High Court handed down judgment on a challenge to the secretary of state's decision to publish the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on the basis that it should have undergone strategic environmental assessment (SEA).
Promised guidance will dictate who foots the bill for greater housebuilding diversity, by Chris Brown
There were widespread rumours over the last few months that civil servants in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) were not over-enthusiastic about delivering the Letwin approach to speeding up housing delivery.
Councils' strategies for housing provision are under greater scrutiny than ever, by Richard Garlick
With its revisions to planning policy and guidance for England published last month, the government is in some ways easing pressure on planning authorities in high housing growth areas to provide for more homes, and in other ways increasing it.
Legal Viewpoint: Why decision-takers cannot ignore appeal precedents
The need for consistency in decision-making was emphasised in a recent High Court ruling on a developer's challenge to an inspector's refusal to grant planning permission for 135 dwellings outside a Bedfordshire village's defined settlement envelope.
Planners need youthful input, by Cliff Hague
The recent international strikes by school students in protest at government inaction on climate change should reinvigorate jaded planners.
The government's housing delivery test has immediately shown its teeth, by Richard Garlick
In recent years, threats of government sanctions against under-performing planning authorities have begun to ring rather hollow.
Latest CIL Watch
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East Devon Council - Revised CIL preliminary draft charging schedule published
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Cheshire East Council - CIL charging schedule adopted
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Havant Council - CIL draft charging schedule published
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Purbeck Council - CIL draft charging schedule submitted for examination
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Harrogate Borough Council - CIL draft charging schedule published
Policy News & Updates
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Councils should assess evidence of unimplemented earlier consents when considering new homes, says fresh guidance
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MHCLG tenders for 'visual design manual' to support revised PPG
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New set of guidance updates allow councils to pool CIL receipts across boundaries
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Strategic assessment held unnecessary for framework
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Planning Policy Guidance: Climate change
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