Last week, the government published its much-anticipated updates to the NPPF, which have provided clarity on reforms to the planning process and how its ambitious housing targets can be met.
Headline announcements include:
Trevor Wells, our Planning & Development Director, welcomes the updates. He comments: “The new NPPF outlines clear parameters for ramping up housebuilding and delivering growth at a significant scale. It provides specific guidelines for unlocking development land, with routes to achieve these, and, most importantly, deadline for compliance. It demonstrates a serious commitment to address the UK’s housing need.
“It’s also pleasing to read that local authority planning departments will be injected with much needed resources, which will hopefully accelerate our beleaguered planning system and enable faster decision-making.
“To capture the potential opportunity the NPPF will bring, early engagement is necessary and we strongly recommend landowners make contact so we can discuss their land in good time and advise on appropriate action,” adds Trevor.
For landowners seeking advice, please contact Trevor or Tom.
