This week's edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: Defra’s letter to eNGOs on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill; three solar farm development consent orders; and the built environment industry’s responses to the King’s Speech 2024.

This week’s edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: a High Court decision upholding the development consent for the Gatwick airport expansion project, a consultation on amendments to the Airports National Policy Statement, updates to the guidance on the procedures for reviewing and amending National Policy Statements, the commencement of parts of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025, a High Court decision on the discretion in TCPA 1990, s 70C to decline to determine a planning application, publication of a procedural guide for examinations and gateways under the new plan-making system, and publication of the Nature Restoration Levy Regulations 2026.

This week’s edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: analysis of the updated PPG on flood risk; PINS’ pre-examination checklist for local plans; the consultation response to compulsory purchase process reforms and the grant of development consent for a Gatwick Airport Northern Runway.

This week’s edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: court decisions on infrastructure contributions and a 73 variation to remove a affordable housing requirement; updated Transport and Works Act guidance; analysis of the role of the Building Safety Regulator; the response to the Welsh-speaking Communities planning report; bids opening for the Social and Affordable Homes Programme; and an RTPI report on the planning system in Wales.

This week's edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: analysis of court decision of overplanting in solar schemes and greenhouse gas emissions in DCOs; the publication of the draft Planning (Wales) Bill; the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy 2025; the publication of the Ten-Year Infrastructure Strategy; upcoming changes to written representation appeals and updated supplementary EIA guidance on assessing scope 3 emissions from offshore oil and gas projects.

This week's edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: a consultation on reforms to planning application fees and local fee setting in England; a court decision quashing planning permission for failure to give reasons and apparent bias; proposals for seven new towns and a consultation on their delivery; a GPDO amendment Order including a new PD right for reverse vending machines and related technical changes; an implementation plan for reforms under the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025; a policy note summarising emergency measures to support housebuilding in the capital; and an update to Future Wales national development framework.

This week's edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: a policy paper on brownfield passports, a statement on further fire safety reforms for Wales, and a consultation on details of the regime for infrastructure consents in Wales.

This week’s edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: government announcements on affordable housing funding and measures to improve section 106 delivery, a consultation on expanded planning powers for mayors in England, updated guidance on biodiversity net gain and a court decision on revised CIL liability notices.

This week's edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: a court decision confirming that a breach of planning control need not be ‘live’ when an enforcement notice is issued; draft CIL amendment regulations; updated PPG on protecting and enhancing the natural environment; analysis of the Court of Appeal’s decision in Fiske; and guidance on dark skies conservation planning in Wales.

This week's edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: a Supreme Court decision on the assessment of downstream environmental impacts, a High Court decision on tree protection orders and publication of the Welsh BSA 2022 Handbook.

This week's edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: a Supreme Court decision on planning committee voting; the key planning issues in the Spring Statement; the second reading of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill; a Welsh consultation on building control reforms for high-risk buildings; updated NSIP guidance on statutory consultee cost recovery and application fees; and the government’s response to the Building Safety Levy consultation and call for evidence on community energy barriers.

This week’s edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: the key planning announcements in the Budget 2025; DESNZ’s response on EV charging infrastructure and planning; the Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025; the consultation outcome on the new higher-risk building control regime in Wales; a court decision on section 73 permission and BNG calculations in a reserved matters approval; the Chief Planner’s planning update newsletter; and the Cory Decarbonisation Project Order 2025.