Autumn Statement 2022 – Implications For Planning And Development

Yesterday's Autumn Statement was keenly awaited by many. Among the news that developers hoped to learn was what we can expect for planning reform, on which see our post here. Have we got the clarity that we were hoping for? To some extent perhaps. From a planning point of view the Autumn Statement may have been as interesting for what it did not say as what it did – we were given some news on the future of Investment Zones and the government's commitment to levelling up, but little more. However we are left with the sense that, with Michael Gove back in charge at DLUHC, the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will continue to progress through Parliament as though he had not left – it enters the Report Stage in the House of Commons next week on 23 November 2022. We also had news on other areas of the law which affect our practice, the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill in particular (more commonly known as the "Brexit Freedoms Bill"). Here is a brief