South West planning news

Two of the recent, major announcements directed towards increasing housing supply are particularly important for the South West. Of the 14 garden villages, two are located in the region – whilst a new garden town is to be developed in the Taunton area.

We also report on two development plan consultations in Gloucestershire.

In national news, we provide a summary of the timing of measures from the Housing and Planning Act 2016 coming into force.

Read more on this and other new law and policy initiatives in Lichfields’ South West Planning News.