Chief Planner’s November 2021 newsletter
The government’s chief planner, Joanna Averley, in her latest newsletter to local authorities has reiterated a ministerial call for councils to complete work on their local plans by December 2023. They are urged also to publish their newly-required infrastructure funding statements of contributions through section 106 planning obligations or the community infrastructure levy (CIL) by the “fast approaching” deadline of the end of 2021.
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Planning in London, Issue 137, April-June 2026
Issue 137 of Planning in London, the journal of the London Planning and Development Forum, has been published, covering the period April-June ...
Design Planning Practice Guidance
The consultation on a new design guidance ended in March 2026. In a presentation to the Urban Design Group, reported by Building ...
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I welcomed the invitation to speak at an [more…]
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