Rural Planning
A future-focused vision for rural communities involves not just building the right homes in the right places but also ensuring thriving, sustainable communities.
30 Jan 2024
RSN Launches political asks in Parliament
The Rural Services Network is in Parliament today launching its manifesto asks of the political parties. The report will be launched with a number of MPs in a session hosted...
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08 Jan 2024
RSN Seminar Programme open!
It’s time to get organised for 2024 and make some time in your diary to attend one of our rural focused seminars. Almost 550 of you attended an RSN seminar...
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27 Nov 2023
Communities set to play a role in government plans for future national infrastructure
Earlier this year, the government asked the National Infrastructure Commission to review the infrastructure planning system and the role National Policy Statements play in it. The government was seeking to...
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13 Nov 2023
Affordable housing in rural areas boosted as new scheme rolls out
The government’s rural housing enabler scheme took another step forward last week as the first round of funding was awarded. The first payments were given to local partners in Cambridgeshire...
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30 Oct 2023
New planning laws come into force with Levelling Up Bill
As the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill received Royal Assent last week, a raft of new measures came into force which the government says will “put local people at the...
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25 Sep 2023
Planning Turnaround updated
The Planning Turnaround analysis, within the Performance Benchmarking section of the RSN website, has now been updated for the year to June 2023. These analyses provide benchmarking on speed of...
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11 Sep 2023
Increasing affordable housing in the countryside with Rural Exception Sites
A new report has revealed that communities which embrace use of the Rural Exception Site planning policy can significantly increase the delivery of affordable homes in the English countryside, while...
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11 Sep 2023
Community-backed onshore wind projects to be given approval more quickly under new government rules – but who will build them?
Onshore wind projects which are supported by local people will be approved more quickly in England, under new measures being brought forward by the Government. Streamlined planning rules now mean...
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29 Aug 2023
Research into the potential of Community Land Trusts published
As the government reviews the responses to its Short-term holiday letting consultation, a new research project is highlighting a potential solution to the rural housing crisis. Brightness on the Edge...
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24 Jul 2023
Trial underway to shape the future of planning
The Planning Inspectorate is working close with the Department for Levelling-Up, Housing and Communities to review the services offered to Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP). Areas under consideration include reshaping...
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