This week’s edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: court decisions in relation to a a compulsory purchase order and a council’s failure to have regard to material considerations in determining a planning application; a design quality amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill; a consultation to streamline the planning process for national significant infrastructure projects; the Welsh Government’s consultation on proposed changes to the Building Regulations; and an integrated impact assessment for the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024.

This week's edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: new regulations for Wales governing the building approval process, a new remediation acceleration plan for unsafe cladding in England, a support package for housebuilding schemes, and a consultation on a new Welsh policy for carbon capture, utilisation and storage projects.

This week’s edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: a roadmap for section 106 delivery in England; a court decision confirming that the ‘grey belt’ footnote 7 test is proposal-specific; a court decision on discharging the Public Sector Equality Duty; a research report on re-using surplus land and property assets; Phase 2 of New Homes Accelerator programme and a research report on delays and barriers in the planning applications process.

This week's edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: analysis of the BNG for NSIP consultation proposals; the Chief Planner’s update letter; a Welsh Bill to protect environment and boost biodiversity; and consultation on flood and coastal erosion funding reforms.

This week’s edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: regulations commencing provisions of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, a roadmap outlining support for the new local plan-making system, a judgment confirming that a subsequent event cannot retrospectively render a lawful planning decision unlawful, and updated planning fees for development consent orders and planning applications.

This week's edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: a court decision dismissing a challenge to an electricity generating station DCO; the creation of the New Homes Accelerator and Approved Document B (Fire Safety).

This week’s edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: amendments to permitted development rights for domestic renewable energy installations in England, analysis of the Court of Appeal’s decision to refuse permission to appeal in the challenge to the development consent for expansion at Gatwick airport, and analysis of a decision on whether replacement habitat should have been treated as compensation rather than mitigation.

This week's edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: analysis of the Law Commission’s consultation on CPO reform; new home loss payments in Wales; updated guidance on CPOs; Defra’s measures to accelerate development of offshore wind projects; and a consultation on the new Land Use Framework for England.

This week's edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: Royal Assent of the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 and development consent for various works on the A1 in Northumberland.

This week's edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: the government’s response to its consultation on implementing plan-making reforms; a new Collection of guidance on local plan development; guidance on email automation systems for local plan consultation responses; guidance on local plan policies maps; updated PPG on green belts; and guidance on preparing applications for linear NSIPs.

This week’s edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: a Court of Appeal case upholding a £200,000 fine for cutting down trees protected by a TPO; a High Court case on service of enforcement notices in multi-occupier sites; a High Court case on the grant of an injunction to restrain unlawful rebuilding and hardstanding on sensitive land; a call for evidence on placemaking and community building in new towns; PINS’ response to MHCLG on flexibility in local plan examinations; PINS 2025 stakeholder survey results and operational improvements announcements; and a tender notice for AI-augmented planning decision tool.

This week's edition of Planning weekly highlights includes a Court of Appeal decision clarifying the separation of the planning and forestry regimes under the Forestry Act; best practices guidance for scaffolding historic buildings and monuments; a court case upholding an enforcement notice on unauthorised development in a conservation area; and guidance on model conditions for developments of national significance.