The Government has announced an overhaul of the planning system. Measures include to give all Councils in England new, mandatory, housing targets’ updating the method used to calculate housing targets, and requiring Councils to ensure houses are built in the right places and development is proportionate to the size of existing communities.
The default answer to brownfield development is to be : “ Yes. “ Land released in Green Belts is to be subject to “ golden rules”. Changes are to be made in relation to right to buy and capital receipts.
There will be a Planning and Infrastructure Bill, and revisions to the NPPF before the end of 2024.