Planning analysis: The government has published a substantially revised version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). As expected, the new NPPF separates plan-making and decision-making policy and makes significant changes to the presumption in favour of sustainable development, development around well-connected stations, housing density, green belt policy, and viability. A consultation response, published on the same day, confirms that the government has taken forward most of the proposals consulted on in December 2025, albeit with a number of significant changes. These include a revised approach to minimum densities around stations, wider application of the policy supporting development around well-connected stations, new provisions for strategic sites and changes to Protected Landscapes. This analysis provides an overview of the main changes to English national planning policy introduced by the new NPPF. More detailed analysis on the implications for decision-making and plan-making will follow.