NPPF 2025 revision out for consultation

[Daniel H]

A major revision to the NPPF landed this week and makes for very interesting reading. 

 

Many of the things that have had our project in tangles seem to be getting ironed out - from conservation areas, heritage assets and NDHAs to sustainability and a new set of 'substantial' weights given to a raft of things including design. It's pretty amazing reading.

 

And - in other news - the BNG for small sites (up to 0.2ha) is being dropped altogether which means no more UUs for self-builders.

 

Keen to hear the takes of the hive mind here. I feel like even if our (overdue!) appeal is dismissed, we have enough here to get planning next time.

[Alan Ambrose]

Quite a good summary here:

 

https://www.samdumitriu.com/p/labour-are-finally-taking-the-housing

[Gus Potter]

9 hours ago, Daniel H said:

Many of the things that have had our project in tangles seem to be getting ironed out - from conservation areas, heritage assets and NDHAs to sustainability and a new set of 'substantial' weights given to a raft of things including design. It's pretty amazing reading.

 

And - in other news - the BNG for small sites (up to 0.2ha) is being dropped altogether which means no more UUs for self-builders.

 

Keen to hear the takes of the hive mind here. I feel like even if our (overdue!) appeal is dismissed, we have enough here to get planning next time.

Each time you use an abbreviation, use it then in brackets, explain the abbreviation, you only need to do this once.  For new folk to BH this is important, as an SE I think it's just poor commuication. If you want to get your point over then follow this format, otherwise folk will lose interest. 

 

I agree the English planning system is a mess, the Scottish system is much further developed. It's still not easy, but much easier to navigate as it gives everyone, including devleopers better guidnce. It still has some major pitfalls for self builders. In summary it's about time the English system sorted it's self out. It's going to take time and some horrible things are going to happen.. but any reform of the English planning system is going to be painfull.  

 

The chances of delivering enough housing is limited, the best way to control this is to stop the population from rising! While this new document seems encouraging it does not address the elephant in the room which is the supporting infrastructure.. the drains, hospitals ect need to keep up.

 

On a personal note. The strategy seems fundamentally flawed to me. This idea that you have to travel to work is mental. It does not make for social cohesion.  I live in East Kilbride which was one of the first new towns, the idea started in 1947. The plan really started to work in about the late sixties when they thought..  lets build some industrial units and offer grants to multinationals to set up shop. The offer was, you come here and we will build the houses that provide the workforce. Motoralla were one of the first, Rolls Royce, the Department for international Development followed. The jobs were well paying, folk built lives and family in East Kilbride, small busdiness units were offered to provide the secondary support mechanisms that we all need. My father in laws dad ran the local shoe shop. 

 

Unfortunately this fundaments concept has been lost. 

 

Now I know lot's of folk are enthusiastic on BH about this change in the English system.. but what if it later this works against you and you ideal plot gets blighted by someone next door.. be careful what you wish for!

 

In the round there is no point in building your dream home if the surrounding area has no community or just turn into a shit hole. 

 

 

[LnP]

11 hours ago, Daniel H said:

And - in other news - the BNG for small sites (up to 0.2ha) is being dropped altogether which means no more UUs for self-builders.

 

Hallelujah!! More detail here.

[Gus Potter]

What is a UU?