Joint Spatial Plan/ Spatial Devt Strategy

August 18, 2015

Following the withdrawal of the Joint Spatial Plan after examination a West of England Spatial Development Strategy is being developed instead.

read more here

Judge quashes government policy on affordable housing exemption thresholds

August 8, 2015

See the recent Planning Portal report on this case which overturns some elements of planning policy introduced last November.

https://portaldirector.wordpress.com/2015/08/06/judge-quashes-government-policy-on-affordable-housing-exemption-thresholds/

A snapshot of pre application CI in the planning process

August 2, 2015

snapshot front pageIn 2013, a study was commissioned by NPN to look at the way that Bristol and other core cities handled pre application process. Read the study here