News
Neighbourhood Planning Funding 21/22 Confirmed
Thursday 1st July 2021
The Chief Planner's letter of 29 June 2021 confirms that neighbourhood planning remains an essential part of the Government's reforms to help local communities play a much stronger role in shaping the areas in which they live and work and…
Island Plan (Jersey): Appointment of IPe Inspectors
Monday 19th April 2021
IPe Inspectors Keith Holland, Geoff Salter and Derek Stebbing have been appointed to carry out on Examination in Public of the draft bridging Island Plan for Jersey. Read more on the Government of Jersey website HERE
Revisions to Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
Monday 4th January 2021
Recent updates have been made to the CIL regime through both new regulations and additions to the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG). Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) (No.2) Regulations 2020 These amending Regulations came onto force on 16 November 2020. In…
IPe Office: Christmas and New Year
Wednesday 16th December 2020
The IPe office in Bath will be closed from Monday 21nd December 2020 and will reopen Monday 4th January 2021. If you wish to contact us during this period, please do not hesitate to email enquiries@intelligentplans.co.uk as we will be monitoring…
Chief Planner encourages progression of Local and Neighbourhood Plans
Friday 2nd October 2020
In her first newsletter as MHCLG Chief Planner, Joanna Averley has very clearly indicated that local planning authorities should pull not back on progressing their Local Plans. Within the newsletter, published on 1 October 2020, the Chief Planner advises "We…
Neighbourhood Planning: Additional Support for Urban and Deprived Areas
Monday 10th August 2020
In line with the commitment to provide additional support to communities in urban and deprived areas (places that are amongst the 20% most deprived areas in England, in accordance with the Index of Multiple Deprivation), the Government has today increased…
Extensions to Permissions, Major Changes to Use Classes and New Permitted Development Rights
Tuesday 28th July 2020
By the end of Summer 2020, several significant permanent and temporary changes to planning legislation will be in force (including provisions in The Business and Planning Act 2020):permanent legislation that allows an Inspector to pick and mix elements of the…
Government Funding for Neighbourhood Planning
Tuesday 23rd June 2020
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published a letter on 22 June 2020 to Local Planning Authority (LPA) Chief Planning Officers providing an update on financial support for neighbourhood planning. It is extremely good news in terms…
Celebrating Over 1000 Neighbourhood Plan Referendums
Wednesday 10th June 2020
The June 2020 Edition of the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government's (MHCLG) newsletter Notes on Neighbourhood Planning celebrates over 1000 successful neighbourhood plan referendums that have taken place since the implementation of the Localism Act 2011. This milestone…
CPRE Local Plan Research Report: What’s the plan?
Monday 25th May 2020
A new report suggests that 90% cent of local planning authorities in England have an adopted local plan, with the remainder using older saved policies. However, its analysis of local plan coverage says that the majority of these adopted plans…