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: Business and Planning Act 2020 - outdoor seating, extending planning permissions, construction site hours, hybrid appeals and London Plan Spatial Development Strategy; regulations - use class reform, permitted development rights, fees for the construction of new homes, Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) deferral and digitising planning; Written Ministerial Statements of 14 July 2020; consultations - England tree strategy, and Permitted Development Rights to support 5G and extend mobile coverage; wider planning matters - local digital planning projects, home loss payments under the Land Compensation Act 1973, neighbourhood planning support and government review of planning policy for flood risk.
History
Dated July 2020.
Subjects
- Planning and development
- Development plans
- Strategic planning
Publisher History
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is a UK Government ministerial department with responsibility for several policy areas including building regulation, community integration, economic development in coastal and seaside areas, energy efficiency in buildings, high streets and town centres, housing, local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) and Enterprise Zones, localism, planning reform and the planning system. They were formerly known as the Department for Communities and Local Government, and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
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