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Planning law update: England and Wales—NPPF reforms, design guidance consultation, building safety priorities, EPB changes, Northern Powerhouse Rail £45bn funding cap, and PEDW infrastructure consultation

Published on: 22 January 2026

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Design and placemaking Planning Practice Guidance consultation

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has launched a consultation to gather views on the user-friendliness of a combined draft of the Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance, together with linked alterations to national planning policy. The exercise requests feedback on the draft’s clarity and usability, its fit with the draft text and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), and the associated proposed changes to national planning policy, so the final guidance can be refined to better support high-quality design and placemaking in both plan-making and decision-taking. Issued on 21 January 2026 and covering England, it invites comments on the draft Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance, which has been brought together into a single document for review. Respondents are asked to focus on usability and accessibility, including how effectively it advances design and placemaking ambitions within the planning process. The consultation remains open until 10 March 2026. The consolidated draft of the guidance under review remains the focus for respondents...

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