Chief Planner letter to LPAs August 2024
The Chief Planner, Joanna Averley, in the re-named Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government (DHCLG) wrote to senior planners in local authorities on 2nd August 2024 as here. The letter covered the proposed new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) which is published for consultation until 11.45pm on Tuesday 24 September 2024 and the Government’s plans to deliver the biggest boost to social and affordable housing in a generation.
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