The Government is reviewing pavement parking regulations following a report from the House of Commons Transport Select Committee last year, which highlighted reported issues for local authorities in preventing parking from blocking pavements.
Planning
MHCLG: Planning reform: supporting the high street and increasing the delivery of new homes
The government is committed to simplifying and speeding up the planning system, to support the high street, make effective use of land and deliver more homes.
Building on existing planning reforms, the government is consulting on proposals that will allow greater change of use to support high streets to adapt and diversify, support extending existing buildings upwards to create additional homes, and speed up the delivery of new homes.
The consultation includes separate proposals in respect of:
HCLG Committee - High streets and town centres in 2030 inquiry launched
The House of Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has launched an inquiry looking at the future of England's high streets and town centres in 2030.
MHCLG – Draft Revised National Planning Policy Framework
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has opened a consultation on the draft revised National Planning Policy Framework
Welsh Government: Planning Policy
The Welsh Government have launched a consultation on the 10th Edition of their Planning Policy Wales. The new edition has been restructured to include policy themes around well-being goals as set out in the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
Mayor of London: Draft London Plan
The Mayor of London has launched a consultation on the new draft London Plan. The draft London Plan covers a wide range of areas including: planning, economy, and transport.
DfT: Future of lane rental schemes for roadworks
The Department for Transport has launched a consultation on whether to keep existing roadwork lane rental schemes and allow other authorities to adopt their own schemes
DCLG: Implementation of neighbourhood planning provisions in the Neighbourhood Planning Bill
Please find ACS' briefing document for members below.
DCLG: Improving the Use of Planning Conditions
The Department for Communities and Local Government have launched a consultation on measures included within the Neighbourhood Planning Bill to address the inappropriate use of pre-commencement planning conditions, and to prohibit the use of other types of planning conditions which do not meet the tests in the National Planning Policy Framework. ACS' submission can be found below.
National Planning Policy
The Department for Communities and Local Government is seeking views on some specific changes to National Planning Policy in the following areas: