Guidance and industry reports
The Royal Town Planning Institute has produced this paper to show how neighbourhood planning can be undertaken within the existing planning system, and give examples of neighbourhood planning in action. Read more…
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Policies
Since the Coalition Agreement, major reforms to the planning system have taken place with the introduction of the Localism Act 2011 and the National Planning Policy Framework. Read more…
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This Act enables local planning authorities to include policies in their local plan that require a proportion of energy used in developments to be from renewable sources and from low carbon sources of district heating. Read more…
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Consultation seeking views on the proposals for implementation of the housing standards review and in particular the technical standards. This... Read more…
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The housing standards review was launched in October 2012 following the housing and construction Red Tape Challenge, which was introduced in spring 2012. Read more…
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On 21 December 2012 the government welcomed the report of the review of planning practice guidance led by Lord Taylor of Goss Moor, and announced a short consultation on the review group’s recommendations. Read more…
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