In a written ministerial statement published yesterday, Planning Minister Nick Boles has introduced a new suite of online guidance to elucidate on sections of generic policy contained within the National Planning Policy Framework. Within his statement, Mr Boles has set out a series of headline changes that will be introduced by the new guidance in bid to strengthen Government policy in the run up to the upcoming general election.

When Planning Minister Nick Boles introduced legislation in May last year to speed up office-to-residential conversions he expected to boost housing supply and spur town centre regeneration. Yet one year on the minister is far from satisfied with progress in some parts of the country.