Decision details

Council response to national consultation on draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)

Decision Maker: Executive Member for Open to Business

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Agreement for the submission of comments, collated from officers across the council, on the national consultation on a new draft national planning policy framework

Decision:

The Executive Member for Open to Business approved submission of officer comments to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on the national consultation on a new draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

Reasons for the decision:

To provide MHCLG with the Council’s response to the consultation. This response is important: the proposed NPPF, as a framework for planning policy making and decision taking, is expected to have much greater weight in planning decisions.

Alternative options considered:

The alternative option would be not to submit a response. However, as there are several matters that it is considered essential for the council to respond on this alternative was discounted.

Publication date: 05/03/2026

Date of decision: 05/03/2026

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