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Planning weekly highlights—13 February 2025

Published on: 13 February 2025

Table of contents

  • Planning issues in energy projects
  • DESNZ announces reforms to nuclear power plant development planning framework
  • Ofgem publishes letter to NESO on scope of transitional Regional Energy Strategic Plan
  • Planning policy
  • Minor amendments to National Planning Policy Framework
  • Chief Planner’s planning update newsletter for February 2025 published
  • Heritage and natural environment
  • Natural England launches ‘Living England’ project for habitat mapping
  • Structure of local government
  • MHCLG announces new devolution package
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Article summary

This week's edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: reforms to the nuclear power plant development planning framework, including a consultation on a draft NPS for nuclear energy generation; minor corrections to the NPPF; Natural England’s ‘Living England’ project for habitat mapping; a new devolution package and statutory invitation letters to councils in two-tier areas.

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