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Revised National Planning Policy Framework published

Published on: 13 December 2024

Table of contents

  • What is the background to the revised NPPF?
  • What are the key changes to national planning policy?
  • Housing targets
  • A new standard method for assessing housing need
  • 5–year housing land supply and buffer
  • Strengthening the presumption in favour of sustainable development
  • Strategic planning
  • Brownfield, grey belt and green belt development
  • Affordable housing delivery
  • Infrastructure changes
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Article summary

Planning analysis: The government has published a revised version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Key changes from the previous version, published in December 2023, impact green belt policy and policy on establishing housing need and housing land supply. There is also greater policy support for infrastructure and community facilities, among other changes. A consultation response, published on the same day, sets out the government’s commitments to wider changes to the planning system, including changes to the regime under the Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008) for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs), and changes to planning fees. This is a brief summary of the key changes; further analysis on the implications will follow.

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