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Planning newsletter
Publication Year
2025
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Provides an update on government planning activities. Covers: Local Authority planning capacity and capability survey update; National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) corrections; transitional arrangements for plans: joint local plans; land use framework consultation; updated national planning policy: health; compulsory purchase process and compensation: reforms and legislation consultations; DEFRA: protected landscapes duty guidance; availability of DEFRA funding for section 115 of the Environment Act 2021; free-to-use digital planning directory; Department for Transport consultation on aviation noise; and the opening of submissions for the 2025 Housing Design Awards.
Document History
First published: 11 February 2025.
Publisher Information
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is a UK Government ministerial department with responsibility for several policy areas including building regulation, community integration, economic development in coastal and seaside areas, energy efficiency in buildings, high streets and town centres, housing, local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) and Enterprise Zones, localism, planning reform and the planning system. They were previously known as the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, MHCLG, Department for Communities and Local Government, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Department for Transport and Local Government.
2 Marsham Street
London
MHCLG
UK
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government
