Sent on behalf of Cllr Arif Hussain, Cabinet Member for Communities

Further to briefings provided on the proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework, if members of public would like to respond to the government’s consultation on proposed changes, there are a number of ways of doing so:

• by completing the online survey. 
• by sending an email to PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk
• by writing to: Planning Policy Consultation Team, Planning Directorate – Planning Policy Division, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Floor 3, Fry Building, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF

This is the web link to the suite of consultation documents: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposed-reforms-to-the-national-planning-policy-framework-and-other-changes-to-the-planning-system

You may also find this short private blog post written by an independent planning barrister helpful, it provides a good summary of the government’s proposals:https://www.planoraks.com/posts-1/planningreformday-2024-what-just-happened

The consultation closes at 11.45pm on Tuesday 24 September 2024.