Planning update newsletter
Letters to Chief Planning Officers
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Series
Letters to Chief Planning Officers
Abstract
Provides an update on government planning activities. Covers: budget and planning reform; plan making reforms; introduction of a requirement for review of local development documents every five years, coming into force on 6 April; requirement to update content of statements of community involvement (commencement regulations to be made in January); updates to neighbourhood planning processes, coming into force on 31 January; neighbourhood planning support programme; planning delivery fund; housing delivery test; enhancing the community infrastructure levy; local plan interventions; update on planning fee increase; permitted development rights; compulsory purchase; brownfield land registers and permission in principle; planning statistics; unauthorised development and encampments; support for local mineral authorities dealing with shale applications; and planning treatment of electricity storage facilities (such as battery storage systems).
History
Dated 21 December 2017.
Subjects
- Planning and development
Publisher History
Now known as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Department for Communities and Local Government is a UK Government department that works to create thriving, sustainable, vibrant communities that improve everyone's quality of life. This includes housing, improving public services, regeneration, sustainability and the prevention of anti-social behaviour. They were formerly known as the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
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