Planning reform

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Services

• Natural England’s nutrient mitigation scheme for developers

  Apply to buy nutrient mitigation credits from Natural England to offset nutrient pollution from housing development.

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Guidance and regulation

• Find a high-rise residential building
  • Detailed guide
  • 8 February 2024
  • Health and Safety Executive
• Find a registered building inspector in England
  • Detailed guide
  • 1 October 2024
  • Health and Safety Executive
• Registered building inspectors
  • Detailed guide
  • 1 October 2024
  • Health and Safety Executive
• Design and building work: meeting building requirements
  • Detailed guide
  • 4 March 2024
  • Health and Safety Executive
• Contact the Building Safety Regulator
  • Detailed guide
  • 30 October 2024
  • Health and Safety Executive

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News and communications

• Government commits to addressing housebuilding recommendations
  • 22 October 2024
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Competition and Markets Authority
  • Press release
• Housing targets increased to get Britain building again
  • 31 July 2024
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Press release
• Letter from the Housing Minister to stakeholders: Building the homes we need
  • 31 July 2024
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Correspondence
• Deputy Prime Minister on changes to national planning policy
  • 30 July 2024
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Speech
• Planning red tape slashed for farmers
  • 21 May 2024
  • Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Press release

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Research and statistics

• Independent review into legal challenges against Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects
  • 28 October 2024
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Independent report
• Independent review of planning appeal inquiries: report
  • 12 February 2019
  • Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
  • Independent report
• Building materials and components statistics: September 2013
  • 2 October 2013
  • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
  • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

• Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system
  • 24 September 2024
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Open consultation
  • Date closed 24 September 2024
• Permitted development rights: supporting temporary recreational campsites, renewable energy and film-making consultation
  • 11 March 2024
  • Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 25 April 2023
• Operational reforms to the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) consenting process
  • 6 March 2024
  • Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 19 September 2023
• Changes to various permitted development rights: consultation
  • 13 February 2024
  • Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Closed consultation
  • Date closed 09 April 2024
• Planning Reform Working Paper: Brownfield Passport
  • 27 September 2024
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Planning Inspectorate Framework document
  • 20 July 2023
  • Planning Inspectorate and Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Corporate report
• The Planning Inspectorate Strategic Plan 2021-2025
  • 20 October 2021
  • Planning Inspectorate
  • Corporate report

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Organisations

• Office for Place
• Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Planning Inspectorate
• Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
• Prime Minister's Office 10 Downing Street

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• Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
• Cabinet Office
• Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
• Department for Transport
• Department for Work & Pensions
• Ministry of Defence
• Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

• Natural England
• Competition and Markets Authority