{"id":930,"date":"2026-07-21T07:16:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planningjobs.com\/blog\/?p=930"},"modified":"2026-07-21T07:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:16:38","slug":"town-planning-news-tuesday-21-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planningjobs.com\/blog\/town-planning-news-tuesday-21-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Town Planning News \u2013 Tuesday 21 July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>NPPF Update Approaches, Local Plan Deadlines &amp; Planning System Reform<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The planning system enters a decisive phase this week as national policy updates, local plan deadlines and committee reforms continue to shape workloads across the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Revised NPPF expected this summer<\/strong> Government is preparing to publish the updated National Planning Policy Framework, following ongoing changes to planning practice guidance and neighbourhood\u2011level initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Councils face December 2026 submission deadline<\/strong> Authorities must submit local plans under existing rules by the end of 2026, ahead of the new 30\u2011month preparation cycle. Open\u2011data requirements will also increase transparency around housing need and plan timetables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 MHCLG intervention continues in housing\u2011pressure areas<\/strong> Direct oversight remains active in Buckinghamshire, South Cambridgeshire, Stockport, Three Rivers and Torbay, where housing supply performance has triggered national involvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Nine councils designated for slow major decisions<\/strong> June designations highlight ongoing concerns around major application determination times, with potential further intervention in areas such as Warwick District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday takeaway<\/strong> Expect continued pressure on local plan progress, housing delivery and committee performance as national reforms move closer to implementation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NPPF Update Approaches, Local Plan Deadlines &amp; Planning System Reform The planning system enters a decisive phase this week as national policy updates, local plan deadlines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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