Planning and development

"The publication of the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in December 2025 marks an important evolution in how future economic development needs should be assessed."

"After a year of adjustment in the land market, strategic land has emerged as the most resilient route to pipeline security."

"The government has issued consultation on proposed areas of England for which spatial development strategies (SDSs) should be produced."

"Greater Cambridge continues to set itself apart as a world leader in technology, advanced manufacturing and life sciences."

"On 27 November 2025, Matthew Pennycook, confirmed the advent of reforms to local plan-making with the aim of accelerating housebuilding and achieving universal plan coverage."

"This podcast discusses the significance of some of the changes, including viability, settlement boundaries and the grey belt; as well as how this all relates to the new London Plan."

"The new draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) contains the biggest changes to heritage policy since the introduction of the first NPPF in 2012. "

"As the UK enters a pivotal year of further planning reform, a new vocabulary is emerging – one that reflects major shifts in policy, digital transformation, housing delivery, and environmental responsibility."

"The new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), when finalised, is going to fundamentally change how planners, landowners and developers operate."

"Infrastructure has always been at the heart of Birmingham’s growth. In the late 1700s, it was the canals driving the Industrial Revolution in the workshop of the world."