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📰Weekly Planning News Planning Portal have drawn on trusted sources to bring you a simple summary of this week's key planning news - keeping you informed, despite your busy schedule. The National Planning Conference 2025 highlighted collaboration, innovation, and planning reforms, showcasing AI tools, strategic planning, and sustainability debates. Meanwhile, across the UK housing sector: the government has announced pro-growth Planning Bill measures aimed at cutting delays, unlocking stalled projects, and supporting environmentally sustainable development. The NAO has reported widespread failings and potential fraud within the national home insulation scheme, while sector leaders are urging the government to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance to help reduce homelessness. 👉 Want the latest planning news first? Subscribe now for the most up-to-date planning and development news, exclusive updates on service enhancements, expert development insights, event announcements, and practical planning tips delivered straight to your inbox. Stay informed, stay ahead: https://lnkd.in/er4VXscq Click here to read this week's stories: https://lnkd.in/e3G3PGPh

📅 One week on from the National Planning Conference 2025… Last Thursday, planning and built environment professionals came together in Manchester for our National Planning Conference 2025, co-hosted by ourselves at Planning Portal and the Royal Town Planning Institute The day was buzzing with collaboration, innovation, and forward-thinking discussion. Sessions explored the latest planning reforms and regional approaches across the UK, while panels delved into AI, digital innovation, and tools designed to make planning more consistent and efficient. Key themes of sustainability, affordable housing, strategic planning, and evolving land use policy drove thought-provoking conversations, with lively debate around delivery data and trends showing the sector’s appetite for practical, actionable solutions. 💡 Want a deeper look at the discussions and takeaways from the conference? Read our full blog here: https://ow.ly/kyYY50XcrFz #NPC2025 #PlanningPortal #RTPI #PlanningReform #StrategicPl

📰Weekly Planning News Planning Portal have drawn on trusted sources to bring you a simple summary of this week's key planning news - keeping you informed, despite your busy schedule. A planning shake up? The government is proposing new legislation to fast-track AI data centre developments via automatic planning approvals in new “growth zones.” Elsewhere, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, is preparing to announce further planning system reforms ahead of the November Budget. The changes look at cutting "red tape", speeding up delivery, and potentially bypassing environmental assessments in certain cases. Meanwhile, the Conservatives signal a shift in housing policy if they were to return to government, hinting at dropping strict affordable housing targets in favour of market flexibility and better use of existing stock. 👉 Want the latest planning news first? Subscribe now for the most up-to-date planning and development news, exclusive updates on service enhancements, expert development insights, event announcements, and practical planning tips delivered straight to your inbox. Stay informed, stay ahead: https://lnkd.in/er4VXscq Click here to read this week's stories: https://lnkd.in/emZ848nR

Planning Portal is incredibly proud to have hosted the National Planning Conference 2025. 
It’s been an inspiring day filled with insight, innovation, and meaningful connections. That’s a wrap for this year. Stay tuned to see all the exciting moments soon! #npc2025 Royal Town Planning Institute

We’ve been at the National Planning Conference this morning sharing our digital roadmap, connecting with customers, and having the conversations that keep us moving forward. Our Head of Business Development, Scott Alford, also took to the stage to introduce our newly released Planning Application Index, reflecting on how data and insight can help drive progress and support planning reform. #NPC2025 #NationalPlanningConference #DigitalRoadmap #PlanningReform #UrbanPlanning #PlanningInsights #DataDrivenPlanning #BuiltEnvironment

🚀 The National Planning Conference 2025 is underway! 🚀 We kicked off with powerful opening remarks from Daniel Williams (TerraQuest), Dr Victoria Hills MRTPI FICE FRSA MCMI CMgr (Royal Town Planning Institute CEO), and Helen Fadipe MBE. FRTPI, FRSA. ( Royal Town Planning Institute President), celebrating diversity, collaboration, and planning’s vital role in shaping places. Great to hear Victoria reminding us: “Diversity is our superpower.” We then heard from the Chief Planners of Scotland, Wales, and England on reform, devolution, and the need to boost local capacity and recruitment. 💡 A major highlight: the AI in Planning panel led by Wei Yang, featuring exciting insights from Sandwell Council, TPXimpact | B Corp™, Yemetech , and TerraQuest’s Surabhi Deshpande, who shared updates on the Planning Portal’s upcoming AI chatbot and validation assistant. 📱 Don’t forget to check the app for today’s sessions and share your highlights using #NPC2025 #Planning #AI #UrbanDevelopment #Innovation #Networking

The countdown is on… ⏰ The National Planning Conference is nearly here, and it’s completely sold out! Hosted by the Planning Portal and Royal Town Planning Institute, the National Planning Conference is the leading forum for the planning sector - a day of insight, discussion, and collaboration with the people deciding the future of the built environment. We’re proud to welcome an incredible line-up of speakers, with representatives from organisations such as Savills, Severn Trent Green Power, IDF Planning Directorate, Impact-TX, University of Oxford, and LDA Design and more. Didn’t get tickets this year? No problem, keep an eye out on our socials as we'll be sharing our key takeaways from the day. The stage is set, the tickets are sold. We look forward to seeing you there. A huge thank you to all our sponsors: Carrington West, Idox plc, Iceni Projects, Joe's Blooms, OpenPlan, Verna, Penguin Recruitment, Arup, GTC, Landmark Chambers, NEC Software Solutions, Zest, Building Control Communications, Prior + Partners, Irwin Mitchell

📰Weekly Planning News Planning Portal have drawn on trusted sources to bring you a simple summary of this week's key planning news - keeping you informed, despite your busy schedule. The government’s New Towns Taskforce has revealed 12 potential sites across England for large-scale housing and development, with work on Tempsford, Crews Hill, and Leeds South Bank prioritised before the next general election. The taskforce has also urged interim planning measures to prevent speculative development and ensure coordinated delivery of up to 300,000 homes across the sites. Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said designating housing as critical national infrastructure remains a possibility, whilst ministers deny reports that a new planning bill is being drawn up, confirming focus remains on the progressing the Planning and Infrastructure Bill through parliament. Click here to read this week's stories: https://lnkd.in/efypXED2