In this edition, we’ll be discussing the housing secretary’s announcement of a series of further changes to the planning system, including:

• Changes to the ministerial application call-in process that would require English councils to tell the housing ministry when they intend to refuse planning applications for schemes of more than 150 homes.
• Impending changes to the National Planning Policy Framework that would mean planning applications for homes and other “suitable” development near “well-connected” train stations will receive a default “yes” from decision-makers, providing they “meet certain rules”.
• A consultation on stripping three statutory consultees of their role and other revisions to the way local authorities engage with statutory consultees.

We’ll also be discussing why a council has apologised after accidentally releasing personal details of 625 respondents to its local plan consultation.

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