In part one of this long read, Public Policy Officer Laura Mason covered some of the problems we see in the proposed new NPPF. In part two Laura focuses on the positive policy changes. Putting brownfield first Over the last few years, we’ve seen a step change in planning policy to really focus on unlocking…
The Government is currently consulting on changes to the planning system. In part one of this long read, Public Policy Officer Laura Mason focuses on three key problems with the proposals. A month has passed since the Prime Minister launched a public consultation on a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), and pledged ‘new, fairer,…
Over a month has passed since the publication of the Government’s new 25 Year Environment Plan. We’ve had time to further digest its contents and today we’re publishing our detailed response, which you can see here (you can still read our initial response on the day of its publication here). We’ve shared our analysis with…
As a Government consultation on assessing housing need closes, we take a look at the implications of proposed changes on the National Trust and protected landscapes, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Our consultation response agrees that a standard approach to assessing housing need would be helpful, but questions whether existing house prices should…
Five years after the launch of the National Planning Policy Framework, and our Planning for People Campaign, Senior External Affairs Adviser Adam Royle takes a look at how successful the NPPF has been so far, and what lies ahead for the Government’s central planning document. On 27 March 2012 the Government put in place a…
As the Government puts the final touches to the Housing White Paper, the National Trust and Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) has launched new evidence which points to a lack of local democracy in the English planning system. In a survey of 1,200 ward councillors across England, conducted by LGiU, 72% of councillors say that the system…
Reacting to the announcement of Neighbourhood Planning and Infrastructure Bill in the Queen’s Speech today Richard Hebditch, External Affairs Director at the National Trust said: “It sounds like there could be some positive measures around neighbourhood planning in the new Bill, but overall we’re concerned that further reforms could create more confusion and uncertainty about…
