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Government planning policy for traveller sites which should be read in conjunction with the National Planning Policy Framework.
Government response to the seventh report of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee on reforms to national planning policy.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The government's response to the National Infrastructure Commission report of their study on the infrastructure planning system and the role of National Policy Statements.
The prospectus sets out why we need to go further than the existing programme of reform for infrastructure, and how our new approach will bear down on the drivers of delay, high costs and inefficiency.
Consultation covering the proposed changes to building regulations under part 4 of the Building Safety Act 2022.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Consultation covering the proposed changes to building regulations under part 3 of the Building Safety Act 2022.
Consultation for changes to the building control profession and the building control process for approved inspectors (in future to be known as registered building control approvers).
Technical review on increasing accessibility and provision of toilets for men and women.
As part of the review of the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Planning (NSIP) process and all its interactions we invite views on the NSIP process.
Consultation on proposals to increase planning fees and to improve capacity, capability and performance within local planning authorities.
A consultation on our proposals to make local plans (and minerals and waste plans) simpler, faster to prepare, and more accessible.
Consultation on additional flexibilities to support housing delivery, the agricultural sector, businesses, high streets and open prisons; and a call for evidence on nature-based solutions, farm efficiency projects and divers…
Our plan for how we'll drive regeneration and housing delivery to create high-quality homes and thriving places.
This document seeks to build an evidence base on local planning authority led nutrient mitigation schemes to support the funding of nutrient mitigation projects.
The government response to the recommendations of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Select Committee following their inquiry on permitted development rights.
Consultation on amending the compensation provisions for assessing prospective planning permission where land is compulsorily acquired.
This consultation proposes the introduction of a use class for short term lets and permitted development rights to provide flexibility where there are no local issues with such uses.
This is a technical consultation on the Infrastructure Levy, which is a reform to the existing system of developer contributions.
The Department for Levelling Up. Housing and Communities seeks views on our approach to developing Environmental Outcomes Reports to support departments in the next stage of policy development.
Seeking views on a proposed scheme that will refund landfill tax in order to encourage the redevelopment of brownfield sites and contaminated land.
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