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…
As we’ve explained through this blog in recent weeks, the National Trust is becoming increasingly concerned about the piecemeal, rushed and confusing way in which the Government is making changes to the planning system. Here we discuss our response to two recent Government consultations – on the findings of the Local Plans Expert Group and…
On Monday Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) released research showing that housing development proposed for the Green Belt has increased by another 50,000 to more than a quarter of a million houses. CPRE’s analysis comes in the context of Government’s proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) which will relax some restrictions…
As the Government continues its review of the planning process, we explore what the proposals could mean for the places we care for, for places of natural beauty and historic interest, and for the wider countryside. Less than four years after the Government adopted the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) – the central set of…
We blogged about the new BIMBY (Beauty-In-My-Back-Yard) toolkit back in November, at the start of its pilot phase. We were delighted to play our part in yesterday’s event showing how The Prince’s Foundation for Building Community’s new online toolkit is assisting communities in having their say on new housing in their area. By 2021, it…
