Rolling posts on UK planning law, policy, appeals, plan examinations…
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Summer madness: what have you missed?
From M&S to 2nd staircases to nutrient neutrality - a summary of a jam-packed summer.
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“No Minister” - 8 clangers at the Select Committee
The Planning Minister’s depressing appearance before the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee.
![Time up, pens down: what we thought of the draft NPPF](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7e22fea84d1844d8d7b678/1678973547002-RB2XTVVEX061SKX2LC7B/GettyImages-525409569.jpg)
Time up, pens down: what we thought of the draft NPPF
4 big points of consensus in responses to the NPPF consultation.
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Notes on reform: what’s the NPPF *for*?
The most depressing thing about the consultation draft NPPF.
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![🏆 The #Planoraks 2022 🏆 - worst planning reform of the year](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7e22fea84d1844d8d7b678/1669244868428-X0WF4ELBW36AUCJ8TN7J/unsplash-image-4ApmfdVo32Q.jpg)
🏆 The #Planoraks 2022 🏆 - worst planning reform of the year
The voting is closed, the judges have deliberated. Time for some gongs.
![The problem with “Investment Zones”](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7e22fea84d1844d8d7b678/1664379938120-EBA40X41WJB3PMBP9GAY/unsplash-image-fG_6H0URdos.jpg)
The problem with “Investment Zones”
The big challenge facing the Government’s latest proposal for planning reform.
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#LURB - the end of 5 year housing land supply?
The real problem with 5 year housing land supply.
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Ask-a-planorak #10 - Simon Gallagher, Director of Planning at DLUHC
10 questions on the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill with the Director of Planning at DHLUC
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All change please: the new test at the heart of the “Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill”
The radical change which may spell the end of the presumption in favour of the development plan.