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To agree the response to the Government Consultation: Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: reforms to national planning policy
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/04/2023
Decision due: Before 21 Mar 2023 by Executive Councillor for Planning, Building Control, and Infrastructure
Contact: Jonathan Dixon, Planning Policy Manager Email: jonathan.dixon@greatercambridgeplanning.org.
Background Information: The Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities (DLUHC) is seeking views on how they might develop new and revise current national planning policy to support their wider objectives. Collation of feedback is via an open consultation on the changes to the text revisions of the current National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) with these revisions seeking quick amendment to these sections. However, the consultation also discusses the potential scope of a future consultation on the NPPF, proposes other policy and legislation and includes policy and legislation related to other primary legislation and topics. Many of the proposals link to national policy changes coming through the content Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (LURB) which is likely to gain royal assent spring 2023. Consultation closes on 2 March 2023