Changes to the plan-making system – local plans and Spatial Development Strategies
Implementing the Act - beyond plan-making
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Further fee uplifts by year end, with more to come
Jennie Baker & Seán Farrissey | 16 Jul 2026
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Delegation default: power to the Chief Planner
Jennie Baker & Seán Farrissey | 11 Jun 2026
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Environmental Delivery Plans and the Nature Recovery Fund
Mia Busby & Ben Simpson | 25 Feb 2026
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A surcharge to supercharge statutory consultees?
Jennie Baker & Seán Farrissey | 08 Jan 2026
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NSIP procedures: Changes on the horizon?
Hugh Scanlon, Jennie Baker & Dominic Bowers | 19 Dec 2025
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Shaping spatial development strategies
Edward Clarke, Myles Wild-Smith & Dominic Bowers | 18 Dec 2025
Changes to primary and secondary legislation that are in force
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EORs: What they mean for planning and development
Rosie Williams | 19 May 2026
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Government call-in powers for 150+ home schemes
Seán Farrissey | 02 Apr 2026
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A pedestrian renaissance for Oxford Street?
Alice Wibberley | 07 Jan 2026
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Planning application fees from 1 April 2025
Jennie Baker & Seán Farrissey | 17 January 2025
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English enforcement provisions from 2024: More time, greater penalties
Seán Farrissey | 9 April 2024
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Temporary PDRs for schools affected by RAAC
Tamara Ettenfield | 04 Dec 2023
The December 2025 proposed changes to the NPPF affecting several sectors
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Achieving Well-designed Places
Sarah Goy | 12 May 2026
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London’s Emergency Housing Package
Clare Catherall, Georgia Crowley & Ben Kelway | 26 Mar 2026
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National policy reimagined, ramped up and revisited
Jennie Baker & Seán Farrissey | 19 Dec 2025
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Optional Technical Standards
Robert Curtis-Haigh & Alastair Willis | 18 Dec 2025
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Can the revised presumption help unlock growth?
Rachel Clements & Matthew Spry | 16 Dec 2025
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How planning reform is shaping spatial development strategies
Edward Clarke, Myles Wild-Smith & Dominic Bowers | 18 Dec 2025
Dedicated analysis to the proposed changes to national planning policies for housing
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Assessing the draft London Plan's position on housing
Sally Furminger & Ross Raftery | 23 Jul 2026
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Affordable Housing Under the Draft London Plan
Clare Catherall & Polly Butlin | 22 Jul 2026
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The economic case for New Towns
Dan Evans & Richard Coburn | 28 May 2026
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Who should own the value of land?
Matthew Spry | 16 Apr 2026
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Ageing Gracefully: The NPPF Consultation and Older Person’s Housing
Alex Hawtin | 24 Feb 2026
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Easing the Burden for Small Sites
Edward Clarke & Lincoln Cheung | 22 Dec 2025
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It’s all in the mix
Martin Taylor | 19 Dec 2025
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How the new NPPF might unlock growth around rail stations
Edward Clarke, Dominic Bowers & Matthew Spry | 16 Dec 2025
Dedicated analysis of how the proposed changes to national policy will affect different development sectors
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The Draft London Plan’s approach to industrial land
Nena Pavlidou | 21 Jul 2026
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A sporting chance: Transitioning to a post-consultee world
Owain Nedin | 09 Jun 2026
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Town Centres: “...reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated"
James Singer | 27 Feb 2026
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More of the same for town centres?
James Cox | 06 Feb 2026
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A Framework for healthcare delivery?
Anna Rigelsford | 04 Feb 2026
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Proposed NPPF Heritage Policies-A Positive Turn?
Dominic Holding | 30 Jan 2026
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Rethinking the Role of Local Plans for Energy Infrastructure
Anthony Greally & Katie Brown | 30 Jan 2026
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Reflections on the draft NPPF and tourism
Helen Ashby-Ridgway | 30 Jan 2026
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Consultation on the Design & Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance
Charlotte Walker | 16 Feb 2026
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Statutory consultee reform– the role of National Highways
Richard Coburn | 10 Dec 2025
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Why the RESP Methodology Consultation Matters for Energy Investment
Ian York | 09 Dec 2025
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Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023: A Heritage Perspective
Amy Booth | 12 Dec 2023
Our thought pieces on biodiversity net gain
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BNG for NSIPs: Update Signals Flexibility in a Complex System
Alice Wibberley & Emily Clarke | 24 Apr 2026
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BNG Simplified? Smaller Sites, Fewer Hurdles
Nuala Wheatley | 17 Apr 2026
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The Government’s BNG consultations explained
Anna Maw | 16 Jun 2025
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The conflict between brownfield regeneration and preservation of Open Mosaic Habitat
Dominic Crowley & Michael Hepburn | 06 Jun 2024
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A Timeline Guide of the Changes to the Planning System
Emily Clarke | 08 Feb 2024
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Guide to the BNG Trading Rules
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Biodiversity Net Gain Timeline
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Does my development need to meet BNG requirements?
UPDATED: 02/04/2024
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Biodiversity Gain Hierarchy
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BNG Submission Requirements
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How grey is the Green Belt?
Judith Livesey, Jennie Baker & James Fennell | 05 Mar 2025
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Navigating the steps to ‘not inappropriate’ grey belt development
Jennie Baker, Edward Clarke & Steven Butterworth | 24 Jan 2025
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Grey Belt Development Assessment
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Grey Belt and Renewable Energy
Phil McCarthy | 24 Jan 2025
