Planning newsletter
Letters to Chief Planning Officers
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Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Series
Letters to Chief Planning Officers
Abstract
Provides an update on government planning activities. Covers: Written Ministerial Statement and NPPF update on planning for onshore wind development in England; nutrient neutrality; update on Biodiversity Net Gain; infrastructure levy: amendments to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill; high-rise buildings and unsafe cladding; urgent accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC); new guidance from the Department for Education on securing developer contributions for education; Planning Practice Guidance update: changes to the renewable and low carbon energy chapter to address grid-scale lithium-ion battery energy storage systems; permitted development rights for EV chargepoint installation; calls for evidence - barriers for farmers and land managers, and the future of freight; consultation events on plan making system reforms; authority wide design codes survey - call for participation; Office for Place event; groundwater protection and land contamination guidance via the Planning Portal; Natural England Webinar on the urban greening factor; and research on changes to the planning system - call for participation.
History
Dated 11 September 2023.
Subjects
- Statistics and information, GIS
- Planning and development
- General planning information
Publisher History
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is a UK Government department with responsibility for communities throughout the UK, with local investment supporting growth, creating jobs, delivering housing, overseeing local government, planning and building safety. They were formerly known as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department for Communities and Local Government, and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
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