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The government has proposed creating a “two tier” national scheme of delegation, where applications would only be determined by members with the agreement of a council’s chief planning officer and committee chair planningresource.co.uk/article/191960…

Provisions in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will facilitate a "shift in responsibility" for the oversight of environmental outcomes away from the government, with "potentially catastrophic environmental consequences", ecologists have warned planningresource.co.uk/article/191961…

A county council has launched a legal challenge after it claimed a “devastating” fire “altered” the basis on which an inspector granted permission at appeal for a 315-home former airfield scheme. planningresource.co.uk/article/191963…

Three quarters of planning committee members in England think the government’s target of delivering 1.5 million homes during this parliament is “unachievable”, according to a national survey. planningresource.co.uk/article/191963…

Chief planning officers and committee chairs could be handed the power to choose which schemes planning committee members determine More ⤵️ planningresource.co.uk/article/191960…

76% of planning committee members in England say gov’s 1.5m homes target is “unachievable”, a survey by SEC Newgate UK finds -33% cited a shortage in construction skills as the main blocker -19% blamed “negative impact of perceived developer land-banking” planningresource.co.uk/article/191963…

The government has suggested that developers of schemes of 500 homes or more should be required to provide mixed tenure housing in an effort to speed up build out rates. planningresource.co.uk/article/191976…

The government has proposed allowing councils to “conditionally confirm” the compulsory purchase order (CPO) of sites where “alternative proposals have been put forward by landowners” that then fail to come forward. planningresource.co.uk/article/191976…

Planning, developer and environmental bodies have been reacting to the latest planning measures announced by the government this week. planningresource.co.uk/article/191976…

A key policy advisor to the government on biodiversity net gain (BNG) has joined conservationists in raising concerns about the proposal to exempt minor residential developments from the BNG requirement, with one group describing the move as “appalling”. planningresource.co.uk/article/191977…

A report that two councils have paid a total of £545,500 to an Oxford University college in appeal costs after a planning inspector decided to allow plans for a 540-home scheme leads our round-up of planning news in other media. planningresource.co.uk/article/191977…

The government will further update the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) “later this year”, a consultation document has revealed. planningresource.co.uk/article/191978…

🚨 One of the government's own advisors on biodiversity net gain has raised concerns about its proposal to exempt small housing schemes from the duty planningresource.co.uk/article/191977…

An inspector has recommended Horsham District Council withdraw its draft local plan from examination after finding it failed to fulfil its statutory duty to cooperate. But the authority and others in the planning sector claim it has not been treated fairly planningresource.co.uk/article/191984…

An inspector has allowed up to 78 homes on unallocated farmland finding that, though the council could demonstrate the required five year housing land supply, it was likely to fall short within the next year when its adopted local plan becomes out of date. planningresource.co.uk/article/191983…

A London borough has published the final version of its draft local plan ahead of its examination, which includes a 5.7-hectare site allocated for 1,800 homes and a nine hectare industrial site allocated for 1,000 homes. planningresource.co.uk/article/191982…

A report that planning rules have been eased this week for electric vehicle chargers leads our round-up of planning news in other media. planningresource.co.uk/article/191999…

Biodiversity net gain go-live date for major infrastructure applications delayed by six months planningresource.co.uk/article/191999…

Government proposes tightening ‘special measures’ designation criteria for councils that have too many decisions overturned at appeal planningresource.co.uk/article/191998…

The government has proposed limiting the number of councillors who can sit on planning committees to 11, according to a new consultation document. planningresource.co.uk/article/191998…