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New Town Boom, Old Town Gloom: A Strategic Planning Divide
Spatial planning is demonstrating itself as an important tool of the current Labour Government’s strategy, with various National Policy reforms and initiatives demonstrating their increased awareness of how contemporary issues are transposed through spatial channels, all the way to the level of our neighbourhoods. An example of this is the establishment of the New […]
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Government to Introduce New Measures to Overcome Obstructive Local Decisions on Housing Applications
The Government has announced forthcoming changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that will introduce a presumption in favour of new homes located near “well-connected” train stations, even on green belt land, provided proposals comply with yet to be defined criteria. This headline grabbing ‘Default Yes’ policy aims to accelerate housing delivery around […]
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Planning and Infrastructure Bill
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill, introduced by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner on 11 March, aims to accelerate housebuilding and essential infrastructure, positioning the UK as a clean energy superpower. Alongside reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which were published in December 2024, the bill forms part of the government’s Plan for Change to boost […]
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