All NPPF articles
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Comment
Revised planning framework shows Gove has not completely caved in to the NIMBYs
Ministers seem to have taken the view that there are votes in delivery, but can the proposals be delivered as intended, asks Peter Canavan
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News
Five-yearly Local Plan review requirement ‘not operating effectively’, says Lichfields
Only 7% of local authorities studied updated their local plan following statutory review
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Comment
‘Street votes’ can play a big role in urban intensification
The government’s street votes plan can help more people access the benefits of co-design, while achieving better quality and net zero outcomes, writes Ben Derbyshire
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Comment
The revised planning framework is not as bad as feared - but don’t thank Gove
The new national planning policy document will still lead to fewer homes being built, even if some of the most egregious proposals around density and green belt have been watered down, says Joey Gardiner
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News
Gove rules out changes to nutrient neutrality laws before next election
The secretary of state for housing blamed Labour for “thwarting” his bid to tackle nutrient rules blocking development
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Gove officially waters down housing targets
Gove vows to “root out” councils “gaming the system” as he unveils long-awaited National Planning Policy Framework
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HBF decries ‘capitulation to NIMBYs’ as Gove prepares to scrap greenbelt housebuilding targets
New NPPF rules expected to be announced this week
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In Focus
Can the new housing minister make a difference before the election?
The past nine housing ministers have come and gone in the time it takes to get a large project to site, says Joey Gardiner. So what are the chances that the latest incumbent in the role can do what is required to pick the industry up off the floor?
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News
Surrey council threatens to take government to court in deepening local plan row
Spelthorne says it is ’actively considering’ judicial review following housing minister’s intervention to stop withdrawal of draft local plan
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Government delays planning policy reforms
Michael Gove signals new NPPF rules won’t be introduced until the autumn
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Senior Conservatives turn on leadership over housing after election drubbing
Simon Clarke says Tories ’can’t out Nimby’ the Lib Dems amid warnings of political apocalypse without more homes
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Starmer accuses Sunak of ‘killing home ownership dream’
Labour leader rounds on Tories over abandoning housing targets ahead of local elections
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Minister denies planning reforms will stymie homes growth
Rachael Maclean promises ‘detailed rebuttal’ of Lichfields analysis predicting 77,000-home drop in housing output
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Gove’s constituency council confirms local plan delay
Surrey Heath to pause local plan for nearly a year citing NPPF reforms
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In Focus
Steve Morgan interview: ‘It’s like the government wants to destroy the industry’
Redrow founder and industry veteran Steve Morgan says the government is letting down the industry by giving in to anti-development pressure. Joey Gardiner asks the former Tory donor if he will be giving to the party again…
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News
South east council delays review of 2,000 homes-a-year plan
Central Bedfordshire latest to stop local plan work amid national planning policy uncertainty
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In Focus
UPDATED: List of councils to have delayed plan-making since Gove’s targets U-turn
Housing Today lists the councils to have deferred local plans in the wake of the government’s proposed changes to planning
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News
Michael Gove’s constituency council latest to delay local plan work
Surrey Heath among two more councils to pause local plan progress citing NPPF reforms
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MPs launch inquiry into government planning U-turn
Levelling Up committee to look at consultation on national planning policy which followed Gove’s backroom housing targets deal
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Comment
Gove’s retreat into nimbyism spells political trouble for the Tories
The pre-Christmas consultation on reforms to national planning policy will lead councils to plan for fewer homes - and contributes to the sense that the government has all but given up on helping those not yet on the housing ladder, writes Joey Gardiner