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Planning update newsletter
Publication Year
2017
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Provides an update on government planning activities. Covers: budget and planning reform; plan making reforms; introduction of a requirement for review of local development documents every five years, coming into force on 6 April; requirement to update content of statements of community involvement (commencement regulations to be made in January); updates to neighbourhood planning processes, coming into force on 31 January; neighbourhood planning support programme; planning delivery fund; housing delivery test; enhancing the community infrastructure levy; local plan interventions; update on planning fee increase; permitted development rights; compulsory purchase; brownfield land registers and permission in principle; planning statistics; unauthorised development and encampments; support for local mineral authorities dealing with shale applications; and planning treatment of electricity storage facilities (such as battery storage systems).
Document History
Dated 21 December 2017.
Publisher Information
Department for Communities and Local Government
Now known as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Department for Communities and Local Government is a UK Government department that works to create thriving, sustainable, vibrant communities that improve everyone's quality of life. This includes housing, improving public services, regeneration, sustainability and the prevention of anti-social behaviour. They were formerly known as the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
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