Havant Borough Council have announced they will are withdrawing their emerging Local Plan which was examined by the Planning Inspectorate in 2021. Going forward, they will be creating a revised local plan to reflect the post-pandemic world.

The adopted Development Plan therefore remains as the...

Brighton & Hove City Council have announced that they will be undertaking a consultation on the Main Modifications of the Brighton & Hove City Plan Part 2. The consultation will run between the 17^th March 2022 and the 5^th May 2022.

The City Plan Part 2 will "support the implementation and...

Brighton & Hove City Council are currently undertaking a consultation on their draft Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). 

The Council states that this SPD is intended for use by planning applicants, council officers and local people concerned with the...

Surrey Heath Borough Council are in the process of producing a new Local Plan to replace their 2000 Local Plan. The Council announced on the 14^th March 2022 that they will be undertaking a consultation on the Draft Surrey Heath Local Plan: Preferred Options (2019-2038) and supporting documents...

Broxbourne Council are undertaking a Call for Sites. They are asking for landowners to put forward sites which will be considered for inclusion in the emerging Waltham Cross Area Action Plan and Town Centre Planning Framework for Waltham Cross. The Council hopes for these documents, when adopted...

The Environment Act 2021 was given royal assent on the 9^th November 2021 and sets out several key changes that will affect the planning system. The Act sets out the following key components to mandatory BNG:

• Minimum 10% gain required calculated using Biodiversity Metric & approval of net...