The long-awaited Barking and Dagenham 2037 Local Plan has reached a critical juncture, as the Council received the final report from the Planning Inspector on August 15th, 2024. The report concludes the examination process that began with the plan’s submission to the Secretary of State in December...

On July 30, 2024, the Government initiated a consultation on revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and other planning reforms. As many of you know, the NPPF sets the national policy for all planning matters, guiding local plan preparation and decision-making. The consultation...

South Cambridgeshire District Council have launched consultations on neighbourhood plans for Thriplow and Heathfield Parish & Pampisford Parish. 

Residents are encouraged to share their views on both plans before the plan is reviewed by an Independent Examiner and moves towards a referendum...

Surrey Heath Borough Council is gearing up to shape the future of development in the Borough with a new Local Plan extending up to 2038. This plan, containing crucial planning policies and site allocations, will serve as the blueprint for determining future planning applications once adopted.

The...

Lambeth Council is re-publishing its Site Allocations DPD Proposed Submission Version to ensure comprehensive public notification. Originally published between 8 March and 3 May 2024, a technical issue prevented some members of the Planning Policy consultee database from receiving email...

On the 30th April the Government updated the legislation regarding Class Q permitted development rights (the conversion of barns and agricultural building to residential use) in the GDPO.

Prior to this, the legislation said that you could convert one agricultural unit to five small dwellings...