Current
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Letters to Chief Planning Officers
Provides an update on government planning activities. Covers: survey on Local Plan Reviews; Planning Practice Guidance on flood risk and coastal erosion; launch of the Green Infrastructure Framework; environmental improvement plan 2023; DEFRA's environmental noise data; resourcing and skills survey 2023; Housing and Planning Minister visit to Digital Planning partner council; and PropTech engagement fund.
Dated 7 February 2023.
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