So finally, following a statement from Greg Clark Minister for Planning in the Commons, the National Planning Policy Framework was published this afternoon. It is only 47 pages (plus 10 odd pages of appendices and another 20 in a Technical guidance paper (on Flood Risk and Minerals) oh plus the travellers […]
Budget 2012 – planning and the National Planning Policy Framework
So that’s it, the Budget 2012 delivered and what do we know now about the final National Planning Policy Framework that we didn’t before? Well main thing is that it is due to be published next Tuesday. At last some certainty over that at least! The statement also says that the NPPF […]
National Planning Policy Framework – published with Budget 2012?
Latest – see our new post-Budget 2012 reaction post here. It’s a case of the rumours being so strong that it must almost certainly be true. The planning world expects the National Planning Policy Framework to be unveiled amongst the announcements of how many pence on petrol, pints and packs […]
Whatever happened to….the PPS7 Country House?
A new enquiry today gave me cause for a quick refresher on the old PPS7 Country House clause. This is paragraph 11 of Planning Policy Statement 7 which basically states that once in a while a proposal for a house of such architectural brilliance will come along that it should […]
Everyone is talking about the NPPF…
Ok well not quite everyone – it’s the National Planning Policy Framework in case you need reminding. This is the one document which seeks to replace all the many existing Planning Policy Statements and Planning Policy Guidance Notes. With the Government still adamant that they will issue the final document in April, […]
2012 – the year ahead in planning…
The UK planning system is always evolving and 2011 was no exception. However, as forward-thinking professionals, Pure Town Planning prefer to apply our minds to the year ahead than to review that just gone. So what does 2012 offer in terms of change in planning? Perhaps the most significant event […]
Government’s draft planning policies shot down
A long awaited Select Committee report into the Government’s much-maligned draft National Planning Policy Framework was released at midnight last night and it does not make for comfortable reading for DCLG (Department for Communities and Local Government) ministers. Compressing thousands of pages of planning policy statements into a single concise […]