Ep219: A 15-minute first-take briefing on the key changes in the newly updated NPPF

In this special edition, we’ll be giving our first-take briefing on the updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), including:The easing of planning rules for development around train stations – how these measures have been relaxed in some ways, but tightened up in others.The dropping of proposals in the draft for tougher affordable housing requirements.Giving councils more leeway to set their own energy-efficiency standards.And increased protections for national parks and landscapes.We'll also be discussing two other big planning announcements from the government this week: Its response to a consultation on measures seeking to streamline the statutory consultee system – the organisations that have had their statutory consultee status removed, and those that have retained it.And the long-awaited results of the delayed housing delivery test, including which councils are facing its most severe penalty.Key planning news, and why it is important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years.Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @PlanningMag Room 106 was the Professional Publishers Association’s Podcast of the Year 2023/24. It was also highly commended in the Best Use of Audio category in the Association of Online Publishers’ Digital Publishing Awards 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.