Find out the latest on how the planning system could work better – and why the proposed changes do not go far enough to address underlying issues in the system.
14 Mar 2023, 3 min read
On 22 December 2022, the Department for Levelling-Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) published the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: reforms to national planning policy consultation, seeking views on how the development of new national planning policy can support wider objectives for levelling-up. Some of the proposals set out in the consultation included:
- Making clear how housing figures should be derived and applied so that communities can respond to local circumstances.
- Addressing issues in the operation of the housing delivery and land supply tests to tackle the problem of slow build-out.
- Enabling new methods for demonstrating local support for onshore wind development.
The CBI’s response highlighted industry’s support for reforming the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and strongly believes that if implemented effectively, a revised NPPF can play an important role in supercharging the delivery of vital infrastructure, boosting the country’s ambitions on homebuilding and supporting our transition to a net zero future. Whilst th
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