Hertfordshire County Council are responsible for planning for waste, minerals (mostly sand and gravel quarries) and for services they provide like schools, libraries and roads. However they are working on a joint strategic plan for South West Hertfordshire together with: Dacorum Borough Council St Albans City and District Council Three Rivers District Council Watford [...]

On the 1st April 2021 the eight existing councils in Northamptonshire were abolished and replaced by the two new councils of North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. This means that Planning in Northamptonshire is now handled by the two new unitary authorities: West Northamptonshire serves the areas of Daventry District, Northampton and South Northants, and; [...]

The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is made up of eight founding members across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. In 2016, all eight organisations agreed to pursue the devolution deal made with Central Government and the first official meeting of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority took place in March 2017.  The Authority have prepared a [...]

Planning in Buckinghamshire offers great opportunities due to its location with Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-east and Hertfordshire to the east, together with its position in the Oxford to Cambridge (OxCam) Arc. Buckinghamshire is one of the home counties with towns such [...]

Suffolk County Council are responsible for planning for minerals, waste, and county council developments such as schools and fire stations. Current Local Plans in Suffolk include: Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are working towards a new Joint Local Plan to replace their separately adopted Local Plan documents. [...]

The preparation of the Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 is underway following a requirement in the current adopted plan for an early review. The first Issues and Options consultation took place during July to September 2020 and the Council consulted on the Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan: Strategy options and draft policies  document from [...]

This part of the River Great Ouse is a boundary between two administrations for Planning in Bedfordshire, the boundary between Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire. The current Strategic Planning position in Bedfordshire is as follows: Bedford Borough The Local Plan 2030 was adopted in January 2020 and sets out how much growth there should be [...]

2022 has certainly started with numerous changes in the Planning and Housing arena. Some latest news and updates are set out in our quarterly update below: National Planning The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities published the Levelling Up White Paper early in 2022. There are now only a few of the changes [...]

Following the adoption of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan in 2021 and in accordance with  Local Plan Policy SP1a which undertakes that the Council will commence a Partial Review of the Plan within six months of adoption, the Council have now published a draft timetable for the Review as follows: Commence evidence gathering for [...]

As 2021 draws to an end it will be interesting to see how the government proposes to move forward with Planning and Housing in 2022. News and updates are set out in our quarterly update below: National Planning The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities are expected to publish a White Paper early [...]