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NPPF: one year on
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) took full effect from 27 March 2013:
• The framework is based on a ‘presumption in favour of sustainable development’. From now, the NPPF takes precedence where the local plan is ‘absent, silent or relevant policies are out-of-date’. An up-to-date adopted local plan is therefore critical for local planning authorities (LPAs) – but 51 per cent do not have one.
• There is a concern that LPAs without a plan cannot demonstrate a 5-year ‘deliverable’ supply of specific housing sites (plus a 5 or 20 per cent buffer) – as set out in the NPPF – and will be vulnerable to applications for housing development on land where the community does not want it, especially on greenfield sites where development costs are lower.
• Robust evidence, especially on housing need and market housing, is vital – planning inspectors are looking for a ‘compelling link between what the evidence states and what the plan says’.
• There remains a tension between the pressure to significantly increase the development of new housing nationally, and the rhetoric of localism and the right of communities to shape where they live.
• This briefing will be useful for elected members, planning portfolio holders or executive members, policy and development management planners, and neighbourhood planning officers and forums.
Localism at Risk: Is the NPPF delivering planning for people?
A new report from the LGiU, in association with the National Trust, examines how well councils think that the NPPF is helping them meet the planning needs of local communities.
The key voices in the NPPF debate
A whole spectrum of interest groups, from housebuilders to green groups and civic societies are watching closely to see how the new planning rules play out – ready to lobby and litigate furiously, if decisions don’t go their way, writes the BBC’s Mark D’Arcy
Communities and Local Government questions and topical debate. Monday 12th March 2012
The Department for Communities and Local Government parliamentary questions session came on the same day as two announcements were made; a rise to £75k in the maximum amount of discount that a tenant can claim when exercising the Right to …
“The Localism Act – over to you”
Today we’re in Bristol hosting a major one-day policy conference for the south-west and west midlands. The Localism Act – over to you brings together Local Government Minister Andrew Stunell, Cities Advisor Lord Shipley, with a range of local councillors and officers as well …
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
The Question session will take place today at 2.30pm. LGiU will cover the oral questions live and will produce a briefing available to member authorities. 1 Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): What steps his Department has taken to increase transparency in (a) …
The Localism Act – Over to You *70 EXTRA TICKETS RELEASED*
The LGiU and Bristol City Council are hosting a major one-day policy conference in Bristol, for the south-west and west midlands. The Localism Act – over to you brings together Local Government Minister Andrew Stunell, Cities Advisor Lord Shipley, with a range …
Making the reform agenda work: LGiU seminars Spring 2012
The LGiU is running a series of seminars this spring that will focus on some of the key areas of the government’s reform agenda for local authorities.
Portas Review: Community Right to BID
Today saw the launch of the Portas Review: an independent review on the future of high streets. The recommendations list a series of ideas and challenges for local government – not least more ‘Big Society’ provisions to enable citizens and …
LGiU Events: Planning seminar
The government’s planning reforms represent a significant challenge for councils. This seminar will outline what neighbourhood planning and the NPPF will mean for members and officers, the potential risks and opportunities for local government in these changes and existing best practice …
