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England’s NPPF 2023: housing need advisory, stronger Green Belt, moderated density, city uplift contained, eased five-year supply, beauty and low‑carbon emphasis

Published on: 09 January 2024

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On 19 December 2023, the government issued its long‑awaited reply to the consultation on national planning policy reform alongside the updated NPPF, confirming that the changes answer concerns raised by locally elected members about weaknesses in the planning system. The update offers firmer Green Belt protections, clearer guidance on assessing future housing supply in plans, certainty that urban authorities must play their full role in meeting housing need, and safeguards for the character of valued neighbourhoods by preserving the gentle density of suburbs and ensuring family homes remain for the next generation. Taken with other provisions in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act, the revisions cement the importance of beauty in new development, enable better infrastructure delivery, respect the democratic voice of local communities, secure improvements to the natural environment and create quality new neighbourhoods.

Key changes

Purpose

The NPPF’s stated purpose continues to be to provide a framework through which locally prepared development plans can deliver ‘sufficient’ housing and other development. It now also confirms that keeping development plans up to date is a priority for achieving this objective (paragraph 1).

Local housing need

Paragraph 60 provides that the ‘overall aim should be’...

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