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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The New London Plan: Shaping Housing for the Future
📆 23rd April 2025 | 18:30 - 20:45
🚩 77 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6EL (map)Please note that this event has been moved to May 13th – see this update ( https://www.londonforum.org.uk/2025/04/06/the-new-london-plan-shaping-housing-for-the-future-rescheduled/ ) Many communities in London are concerned about future development that could change that character of their much-loved areas, whether by the scale, density or height of new building. This event will leave us all much better informed about the shape of the next ten…
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Member Services Committee meeting
📅 24th April 2025 | 14:00 - 16:00
🚩 Room B1 70 Cowcross St, EC1M 6EJ (map)