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What gets built and where

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Places to live that are good for people and nature

The places we live should provide us with access to everything we need for a good quality of life. It’s just common sense.

We’re working with local partners and urging the government to create well-designed, vibrant places that people want to live in – with the homes people need, great public transport links and easy access to work, leisure and nature.

What gets built and where

Sign sale of development at a derelict property

Government starts consultation on changes to the planning system

Here’s what we want to see.

What gets built and where

Woman walking through an affordable housing site

Rachel Reeves announces planning changes to boost housebuilding

Ambitious targets for affordable homes are needed, prioritising brownfield.

What gets built and where

Aerial view of brownfield development in the Wirral

Labour’s new towns ‘welcome’ but use brownfield first, we say

Shovel-ready brownfield sites could home 1.2 million people.

Family on a countryside walk leaning against a wooden gate looking out over the Green Belt

Five young people cross stepping stones across a stream

Guides to help you understand and engage in planning

We have a series of practical guides to planning so that you can get involved and have your say in what happens in your local area.

Explore the guidance

Latest news

What gets built and where

Government starts consultation on changes to the planning system

What gets built and where

Rachel Reeves announces planning changes to boost housebuilding

What gets built and where

Labour’s new towns ‘welcome’ but use brownfield first, we say

What gets built and where

New study adds pressure on government to deliver genuinely affordable homes

What gets built and where

NPPF: More focus needed on brownfield and affordable homes, we say

What gets built and where

News from the NDMP vote: public consultation, but no parliamentary scrutiny

What gets built and where

Local democracy at risk as government dodges scrutiny in Levelling Up Bill

What gets built and where

Starmer’s approach must focus on brownfield first, we say

Opinion

What gets built and where

Time for change and time to plan

What gets built and where

The winners and losers in Michael Gove’s vision for planning

What gets built and where

Eyes on the Bill: lessons from a year and a half of legislative campaigning

What gets built and where

Bills, bills, bills: how is levelling up shaping up?

What gets built and where

Why CPRE is passionate about those little local pockets of green

What gets built and where

An elephant called climate: three lessons from local planning

What gets built and where

Planning for the future: the white paper one year on

What gets built and where

Taking a wide view: the Oxford-Cambridge Arc

Explainers

Dive deeper into the topics we care about with our handy explainer guides.

What gets built and where

All you need to know about the Green Belt

What gets built and where

Planning: the toolbox for a thriving countryside

What gets built and where

What is a planning white paper, and why does it matter?

What gets built and where

An introduction to brownfield: the land that’s ripe for recycling

What gets built and where

What are NDMPs and how will they affect local democracy?