Ep75: Your 40-minute guide to how the new National Planning Policy Framework changes the system, plus news round-up

In this episode we’ll explore the government’s consultation on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework and other parts of the planning system, including proposed changes to:

• What councils have to do to address housing need, demonstrate an adequate supply of housing sites, and show that enough homes are being delivered in their areas
• Plan-making and the test of soundness, as well as the requirement for authorities to plan across boundaries
• Green belt reviews

PLUS We’ll also be rounding up the other key news that broke over the Christmas and New Year period.

By the end of the show, you should know enough to persuade your colleagues that you spent Christmas poring over planning policy. 

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for 50 years. planningresource.co.uk @planningMag 

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