Stakeholders highlighted the importance of alignment between a national Land Use Framework, environmental policies and planning policies. Such alignment will help direct housing developments and nature conservation or restoration to appropriate locations. It will also help reduce confusion, avoid conflicting objectives, and support coherent decision-making and streamlined delivery. Crucially, it will provide clarity surrounding the application of planning rules and help prevent spurious chall...

Stakeholders highlighted the importance of alignment between a national Land Use Framework, environmental policies and planning policies. Such alignment will help direct housing developments and nature conservation or restoration to appropriate locations. It will also help reduce confusion, avoid conflicting objectives, and support coherent decision-making and streamlined delivery. Crucially, it will provide clarity surrounding the application of planning rules and help prevent spurious challenges. In doing so, this supports the Government to achieve its goal of streamlining the planning system, resulting in more positive planning outcomes wh Type: conclusion | Number: 8 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 23. The NPPF already makes clear that local planning authorities should take a sequential and risk-based approach to flood risk. In doing so, development should be directed away from areas at highest risk, and should be made safe for its lifetime without inc