Original reporting and clear-eyed analysis of the decisions shaping development in England.
Read the lead story ↗We support more homes, better places and planning decisions grounded in evidence.
Our approach ↗New plan-making regulations are in force in England. A faster timetable creates an opportunity to make allocations credible, deliverable and clear.
The revised national framework was published on 17 August 2026. Decisions now need to be read against its adopted text, with careful attention to transitional provisions.
A recent appeal decision illustrates why the latest land supply evidence and the status of an emerging plan deserve close reading.
A major application deserves more than a unit count. Our tracker will follow the planning record from validation through committee, appeal and delivery.
A concise guide to following an emerging plan without mistaking a submitted site for an allocated one.
Explore recent appeals above 50 homes, including the newly decided Buntingford scheme and a 750-home refusal at Kings Farm.
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