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The Government has launched a 12-week consultation on a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), setting out wide-ranging changes intended to create a more rules-based and predictable planning system. The proposals focus on boosting housing delivery in well-connected locations, strengthening the brownfield-first approach, and encouraging higher-density development around railway stations. These are  consultation proposals only , and the Government is seeking views f

Solihull Council is revising its Local Development Scheme (LDS) to realign the Local Plan timetable with the emerging  West Midlands Spatial Development Strategy (SDS) . The SDS will set out housing and employment growth across the region, and as such Solihull is avoiding moving ahead too early and risking failure on the duty-to-cooperate.  Under the updated LDS timetable, the Plan will go through Issues & Options in early 2026, with two further rounds of mandatory consultati

Wootton Wawen Tyler-Parkes is delighted to have secured Permission in Principle for the development of a single dwelling on an infill plot in Wootton Wawen, within Stratford District.    The application site is located within the Wootton Wawen infill boundary, where residential development can be supported.  Stratford District Council only has a 2.74-year housing land supply, falling considerably short of the required five years.   Consequently, the tilted balance is triggere

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has written to the Planning Inspectorate confirming that inspectors can once again recommend local planning authorities undertake Green Belt reviews as part of the Local Plan examination process. The announcement, made in October 2025, marks a significant shift in planning policy and restores a power removed more than a decade ago. It means that where a submitted Local Plan is found to fall short of housing or employment land requirements, P

dreamstime.com The government is actively reviewing the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) regulations amid growing concern that the...