PROPcast 2026 - Episode 1 | The new Planning and Infrastructure Act and NPPF reform
February 12, 2026
2026 will bring some big changes to the planning system with the new Planning and Infrastructure Act aiming to refresh and streamline the planning process, and the government consulting on significant reform to the National Planning Policy Framework.
In this session Paul Maile, Head of Planning and Infrastructure Consenting discussed the new Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025, and the consultation on the draft NPPF. View the recording below to hear Paul's thoughts on:
- What are the Government’s ambitions for the Act and the draft NPPF?
- Changes for big infrastructure projects – reforms to NSIPs under the new Act
- Environmental Delivery Plans – a novel approach to unlocking stalled development
- Draft NPPF – a new rules-based and prescriptive approach
- Strategic Development Strategies - the return of strategic planning and a move away from localism?
- Some of the more radical aspects of the draft NPPF including changes for local plans, national decision-making policies and the presumption in favour of development.
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