Planning weekly highlights—26 July 2018

Table of contents

• Planning policy
• Government publishes revised National Planning Policy Framework
• Exploring the National Infrastructure Assessment
• New Towns Act 1981 (Local Authority Oversight) Regulations 2018
• Local councils formally notify government of intent to challenge Heathrow expansion
• Planning appeals
• Independent review of planning appeal process calls for evidence
• Planning enforcement
• Court issues guidance on discretion to refuse to determine application where enforcement notice pre-exists (Chesterton Commercial)
• Heritage and conservation

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Article summary

This week’s Planning highlights includes updates on: the revised National Planning Policy Framework, the National Infrastructure Assessment, new Regulations giving local authorities powers to designate New Town Development Corporations, a letter before action to the government in respect of judicial review of the Airports NPS, government announcements on a consultation on a new permitted development right for shale gas exploration, new measures to improve fire safety building regulations, and court decisions giving guidance on the setting of a listed building and the principles to apply when refusing to determine applications that relate to a preexisting enforcement notice.