Government publishes revised National Planning Policy Framework

By Hamish Champ2018-07-24T13:58:00

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Consultation results in new rules to empower councils and hit ambitious housebuilding targets

The government has claimed that new planning rules published this week will help councils challenge bad housing developments more effectively and give local people a bigger say over the sort of homes built in their neighbourhood.

Publication of the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) followed a public consultation launched earlier this year by the prime minister which garnered more than 29,000 responses.

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