Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: reforms to national planning policy
Applies to England
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Detail of outcome
In December 2022 the government consulted on a number of proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework, including changes relating to onshore wind development in England. That consultation concluded on 2 March 2023 and we received over 26,000 responses.
An interim response to the consultation related to onshore wind was published on 5 September 2023. The final response was published on 19 December 2023.
Original consultation
Consultation description
This consultation seeks views on our proposed approach to updating to the National Planning Policy Framework. We are also seeking views on our proposed approach to preparing National Development Management Policies, how we might develop policy to support levelling up, and how national planning policy is currently accessed by users.
Documents
Updates to this page
Last updated 19 December 2023 + show all updates
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Added full government response.
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Added partial response in relation to onshore wind (questions 41 to 43).
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First published.