National Planning Policy Framework: Have you responded?

The Government published the much-anticipated draft revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on 30 July and a corresponding consultation document together with a Ministerial Statement.

Housebuilders only have until Tuesday 24 September at 2pm to respond. To help you, we have prepared a housing focused summary of the changes to help make sure you have covered everything.

We have identified the key proposed changes relevant to housebuilders and have also included the relevant text.

We cover changes relating to the way housing need is calculated for a local authority, local plan making, strategic planning and cooperation between local authorities, the future of the Green Belt and the introduction of ‘Grey Belt’ land, mansard roofs, design standards and affordable housing tenure types.