The Secretary of State is now able to require neighbouring authorities to cooperate and produce a joint local plan, or for County Council's to prepare a plan in the absence of one being prepared by...

New regulations now brought into effect for Neighbourhood Plan processes mean that not only will it will be swifter to secure the initial area designations to start the process, but that it will also...

Three years into the Neighbourhood Plan system, having been an Independent Examiner registered with the Neighbourhood Plans Independent Examiner Referral Service (NPIERS) from the outset, I have...